According to the pre-feasibility study report of the North-South high-speed railway project, the Ministry of Transport proposed investing in a high-speed railway line with a design speed of 350 km/h; total length of 1,541 km; double track, 1,435mm gauge, electrification; with a total investment of about 67.34 billion USD.
Regarding the scope and scale of investment, the high-speed railway on the North-South axis will have 23 passenger stations with an average distance of about 67 km, 5 freight stations connected to freight hubs. The route will start from Ngoc Hoi station (Hanoi), pass through 20 provinces and cities and end at Thu Thiem station (Ho Chi Minh City).
The Ministry of Transport recommends choosing rail technology, open technology to be able to integrate the exploitation of many types of trains, ensuring that many units can provide vehicles, avoiding monopoly.
According to research by the Ministry of Transport, rail technology is one of three types of technology in high-speed railway construction. With rail technology, the speed is about 250 - 350 km/h, the average investment cost, and is chosen by most countries in the world.
Regarding the selection of design speed, the Ministry of Transport clarified that the design speed of 250 km/h is just above the high speed threshold, developed about 50 years ago, not really modern and in line with world trends. Exploitation will not be effective on a transport corridor of over 800 km, concentrating many large cities with high population density such as the North-South corridor of Vietnam. When it is necessary to upgrade to a design speed of 350 km/h, the infrastructure will not be utilized, causing waste.
In addition, according to the consultant's calculation, on the Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City route, a speed of 350 km/h is likely to attract about 12.5% more passengers than a speed of 250 km/h; the investment cost for a speed of 350 km/h is about 8 - 9% higher than a speed of 250 km/h.
Regarding the implementation roadmap, the Ministry of Transport aims to submit the investment policy to the National Assembly for approval at the October 2024 session. In 2025 - 2026, international consultants will be selected for bidding, surveys will be conducted, and a pre-feasibility study report will be prepared. By the end of 2027, site clearance will be carried out, contractors will be selected, and the component projects of the Hanoi - Vinh and Nha Trang - Ho Chi Minh City sections will be started. Then, the component projects of the Vinh - Nha Trang section will be started in 2028 - 2029 and the entire route will be completed by 2035.
The high-speed railway on the North-South axis aims to meet transportation needs, contribute to restructuring the transportation market share on the North-South corridor in an optimal and sustainable manner, create a premise and driving force for socio-economic development, ensure national defense and security, contribute to realizing the Party's policies and orientations on investment in developing transport infrastructure in the National Development Strategy according to the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress and implementing national plans.
The project enhances regional connectivity, growth poles, creates spillover momentum, opens up new economic development space, restructures urban areas, distributes population, shifts economic structure; and increases the competitiveness of the economy.
The project also ensures transportation needs on the North-South corridor, the largest transportation corridor in the country, meeting the requirements of socio-economic development, restructuring the transportation market share in accordance with the advantages of each mode, contributing to reducing logistics costs.
The high-speed railway is the premise and driving force for the development of the railway industry and supporting industries; developing sustainable, modern and friendly modes of transport, contributing to reducing traffic accidents, environmental pollution, responding to climate change and contributing to ensuring national defense and security.
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