The Minister of Transport has just signed a decision to establish an internal appraisal council to appraise the pre-feasibility study report of the investment project to build the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway line.
The internal appraisal council is responsible for reviewing and appraising the contents of the pre-feasibility study report on the investment project to build the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway line to submit to the Prime Minister according to regulations.
The Council consists of 19 members who are leaders and representatives of functional departments and offices of the Ministry of Transport; leaders of the Institutes: Transport Science and Technology; Transport Strategy and Development; and leaders of Vietnam Railway Corporation.
Previously, the Railway Project Management Board submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Transport to consider submitting to the Government a pre-feasibility study report on the investment project to build the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway line to implement the next steps.
According to the proposal, the project starts at the rail connection point across the border between Lao Cai station (Vietnam) and Ha Khau Bac station (China); the end point is at Lach Huyen port (Hai Phong). The project passes through 9 provinces and cities: Lao Cai, Yen Bai, Phu Tho, Vinh Phuc, Hanoi, Bac Ninh, Hung Yen, Hai Duong, Hai Phong.
The project has a main line length of about 388.1km with 30 stations, with design standards of grade 1 railway, standard gauge of 1,435mm; passenger and cargo transport; design speed
The project is expected to be divided into two investment phases.
Phase 1 to 2030, complete construction of the entire route on a single-track scale, construct works on the route including the main route from Lao Cai station to Lach Huyen port station and the connecting section of Lao Cai station - Ha Khau Bac station; branch section of Nam Dinh Vu station - Dinh Vu station; site clearance according to the scale of completing the double-track.
Phase 2 after 2050, complete construction of the entire Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong route on a double-track scale, build additional stations and build the Nam Hai Phong - Nam Do Son branch line.
With the above scale, the preliminary total investment of the project phase 1 is about 192,903 billion VND (equivalent to 7.944 billion USD).
TH (according to Vietnamnet)Source: https://baohaiduong.vn/tham-dinh-noi-bo-du-an-duong-sat-lao-cai-ha-noi-hai-phong-402996.html
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