Vietnam North-South High Speed Rail Over $ 59 Billion Forecast

Vietnam's first high-speed train (from Ho Chi Minh to Hanoi) is estimated to cost about US $ 59 billion!

HANOI – According to a pre-feasibility report released at a ministry of transport meeting on November 12, Vietnam's first high-speed train from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City will cost around US $ 59 billion.

A group of state-owned consultancy firms, including the Transport Engineering Design Inc (TEDI), the Southern Transport Engineering Design Association (TEDIS) and the Transport Investment and Construction Consultant Company (TRICC), is a group of 1,545 kilometers of railway lines connecting 20 cities. Suggested construction. 

They reported that 60% of north-south railroads would be viaducts, 10% underground and 30% above ground. This route has two standard 1435 mm rail tracks, 24 stations and 42 repair facilities.

 

Vietnam railway development is carried out in stages in 3 sections!

This path is divided into three sections for separate investment and construction.
The railway section from Nha Trang to Ho Chi Minh City (362.15 kilometers) in Cain Hoa Province and the railway section from Hanoi to Nghe An Province (282.65 kilometers) will be completed by 2030. The railway section between Vin City and Nha Trang City will open from 2030 to 2040 to 2045.

Construction is based on public investment or public-private partnerships. Vietnam's first high-speed iron content is 200 km / h and 320 km / h.

Feasibility studies will be conducted between 2020 and 2025, with construction starting in 2026 and expected to be completed by 2050.