Ministry of Construction asks for opinions on railway 'super project' worth over 200,000 billion VND

Accordingly, the total investment for the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong - Quang Ninh railway is expected to be more than 203,000 billion VND, including the section from Hai Phong to Quang Ninh on the coastal route Nam Dinh - Thai Binh - Hai Phong - Quang Ninh.

The Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong - Quang Ninh railway has a total planned length of 461.5km. The starting point is at Lao Cai border gate, connecting with the Chinese railway; the ending point is at Cai Lan station (Ha Long city, Quang Ninh).

The route passes through 10 provinces and cities. Of which, the route through Lao Cai province is 65.01km long, through Yen Bai is 76.8km long, through Phu Tho province is 60.05km long, through Vinh Phuc province is 41.75km long, through Hanoi and Bac Ninh province is 43.76km long, including the main route of 40.54km and the branch route connecting to Yen Vien station is 3.22km long.

The Ministry of Construction is asking for opinions on the over VND200,000 billion railway "super project". (Illustration photo: VNA).

The route through Hung Yen province is 16.87km long, through Hai Duong province is 40.97km long, through Hai Phong city is 83.97km long; the coastal railway route in Quang Ninh province is 35.54km long.

In addition, the consulting unit also proposed planning 38 stations. Of which, there are 5 train stations including: Lao Cai, Yen Thuong, Nam Hai Phong, Ha Long and Cai Lan. Of which: Lao Cai station also takes on the role of international transit station, Ha Long station only sets up passenger trains and Cai Lan station only sets up freight trains.

16 intermediate stations for passenger and cargo operations are concentrated in provincial and city centers including: Bao Thang, Sa Pa, Van Ban, An Thinh, Yen Bai, Ha Hoa, Thanh Ba, Phu Tho, Viet Tri, Vinh Phuc, Phuc Yen, Bac Hong, Dong Anh, Dai Dong, Binh Giang, Nam Hai Duong.

6 freight stations only handle cargo operations: Lap Thach, Binh Xuyen, Lach Huyen, Nam Do Son, Nam Dinh Vu, Dinh Vu.

11 technical stations include: Chau Que Thuong, Dong An, Y Can, Thach Loi, Trung Mau, Kim Son, Tu Ky, Tan Vien, Phong Hai, Quang Yen, Minh Khai.

Chau Anh

Source: https://vtcnews.vn/construction-department-please-y-kien-ve-sieu-du-an-duong-sat-hon-200-000-ty-dong-ar937110.html