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Image: Many passenger trains to be added during upcoming national holiday

Many passenger trains to be added during upcoming national holiday

HCMC – Hanoi Railway Transport JSC will increase the number of passenger trains to meet the higher travel demand on Reunification Day (April 30) and International Labor Day (May 1) this year. Apart from the four pairs of Thong Nhat trains, including SE1/2, SE3/4, SE5/6, SE7/8, the firm will

Image: Deo Ca Group, Petro Trade join hands in Vietnam-Laos railway project

Deo Ca Group, Petro Trade join hands in Vietnam-Laos railway project

HCMC – Local infrastructure developer Deo Ca Group JSC has signed a joint venture agreement with Laos’ Petroleum Trading Lao (Petro Trade) Public Company to develop a Vietnam-Laos railway project. The railway line spans 554.7 kilometers, linking Vung Ang Port in the coastal province of Ha Tinh to

Image: Over VND7.4 trillion set for railway renovation this year

Over VND7.4 trillion set for railway renovation this year

HCMC – The Vietnam Railway Project Management Board will start upgrading six railway projects this year to improve the national railway system and beef up the capacity of railway transport. Among them, five rail links will be financed by the State budget, while the railway renovation project in

Image: Tet train schedules remain in place

Tet train schedules remain in place

HCMC – The railway industry will keep in place the extra train schedules designed for the Tet holiday season, according to the Hanoi Railway Transport JSC (HARACO). TN3 and SE9 trains will be in service longer than expected to meet the travel demands of passengers from central provinces to HCMC,

Image: VND5 trillion to be spent on railway upgrade

VND5 trillion to be spent on railway upgrade

HCMC – The Ministry of Transport will start work on five North-South express railway upgrade projects in the first quarter of this year, at a total cost of over VND5 trillion. The Vietnam Railway Authority under the ministry is in charge of deploying the five projects using the mid-term public

Image: Bac Ninh seeks approval for elevated railway

Bac Ninh seeks approval for elevated railway

HCMC – The northern province of Bac Ninh is seeking the prime minister’s approval for developing the Lim-Pha Lai railway on a viaduct instead of on the ground as planned to optimize the use of urban land. The Bac Ninh government said that building the Lim-Pha Lai rail route on the ground could

Image: Railway sector falls far below target

Railway sector falls far below target

HCMC – Most targets set for the railway sector have not been realized, hampering the development of the railway industry for 2020 with a vision to 2030, according to a report submitted to the National Assembly by the Government. As part of the overall planning scheme, seven major lines are to be