Country report of Viet Nam

14th Meeting of the GMS

Sub-regional Transport Forum
2-3 December 2010
Presenter: Nguyen Van Thach
Ministry of Transport

Background information on Existing railway

• Railway operates over 2,600

route-km, comprising seven
main lines and several branch
lines.
• Network is all of single track
with 1,000mm gauge (85.5%),
1,435 mm gauge and dual-
gauge sections.
• VR has two divisions:
Transport and Infrastructure
• VR is an independent SOE
under the government

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 Issues
• Lack of market orientation
• Low utilazation of assets
• Huge backlog of
infrastructure maintenance
• Lack of modern business
tools
• Inadequate
financial/performance
agreement between railway
and the government

Master plan up to 2020

1. Development of railway transport:
• Until 2020: Railway transportation should account for 13% in terms of
the demand on passenger transport and 14% in terms of the demand
on goods transport.
2. Infrastructure development
Until 2020: Completing the improvement and upgrading the existing
railway network to gain the standardized national railway Grade 1;
completing the linkage of railways with international ports such as Cai
Lan, Lach Huyen, Van Phong, Cai Mep - Thi Vai, and with industrial
zones, mines and tourism areas; striving for the completion of Lao Cai
- Hanoi - Hai Phong railway route and Hanoi - Dong Dang railway
route; connecting with Singapore – Kunming Rail Link.

• For new construction, railways with the standardized gauge 1,435mm

should be prioritized The Hanoi - Lao Cai route, Hanoi - Hai Phong
route and Hanoi - Dong Dang route are to be constructed with the
standardized gauge 1.435 mm.

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Ha Noi – Lao Cai Railway Upgrading
Total length: 296 km,
Rehabilitation and
upgrading of the section as
follows:
Replacement of super
structure, rehabilitation of
weak bridges, realignment
of some sections, set up
some new stations...
Financing: Co-financing $
60M from ADB, $ 80M
from the Government of
France and $ 20M from
Vietnamese Government
with the total cost of USD
160 mil. Bidding for
construction work is under
preparation.

Implementation period: 2010-

2013.

Yen Vien – Cai Lan Railway Project

• 130 km long, dual-gauge
track (1000 & 1435mm) r
is under construction,
with the total cost of
USD 400 mil.
(Vietnamese
Government funding)
and is expected to be
complete in 2013

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Di An – Loc Ninh Project
Length: 129 km including 12
stations, from Hoa Lu to Di
An, its P.F/S has been
completed. Double track,
standard gauge,
electrification.
- Railway connecting point
with Cambodia at Hoa Lu
Border Gate.
- First Phase: construction of
single track with 1.000mm
gauge (embankment
standard gauge) to connect
with North – South Railway
line.
- Estimated cost: USD 740
Million