Lao Cai: Meeting to discuss feasibility plan for Lao Cai – Hanoi – Hai Phong railway construction investment project

CTTĐT – On the afternoon of April 5, 2025, the Provincial People's Committee held a meeting with the Railway Project Management Board to review the route through Lao Cai province of the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway construction investment project.

Comrade Trinh Xuan Truong - Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee chaired the meeting ; attending were Comrade Nguyen Trong Hai - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Comrade Nguyen Thanh Sinh - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; and leaders of relevant departments, branches and localities of the province.

On the side of the Railway Project Management Board, there was comrade Nguyen Khanh Tung - Deputy Director of the Railway Project Management Board, representing the consulting unit .

Working scene

The investment project to build the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway line was approved by the National Assembly in Resolution 187/2025/QH15 dated February 19, 2025. Of which, the total length of the main line is 390.9km (the Lao Cai Station - Lach Huyen Port Station section is 385.8km, the Lao Cai Station - rail junction section is 5.1km), 03 branch lines are about 27.9km, the route range through Lao Cai province is about 65km, passing through Lao Cai city, Bao Thang district, Bao Yen district and Van Ban district. The total investment is 203,231 billion VND, of which the cost of compensation and resettlement support is 35,751 billion VND.

General map of Lao Cai – Hanoi – Hai Phong railway route

The route is expected to have 18 stations (03 train-making stations, 15 mixed stations) and 13 technical stations. Of which, in Lao Cai province, there are 02 stations and 02 technical stations: New Lao Cai Station: Total area occupied is about 60ha, is a mixed station, with cargo and passenger operations; Existing Lao Cai Station has an area of 24ha; Bao Thang Station: Total area occupied is about 26ha, is a mixed station, with operations: Passengers and goods; Sa Pa technical station (in Cam Con commune, Bao Yen district, Lao Cai province): Total area occupied is about 38ha; Van Ban technical station (in Tan Thuong commune, Van Ban district, Lao Cai province): Total area occupied is about 24.2ha.

Mr. Phi Cong Hoan - Director of the Department of Construction reported on the results of compensation, support and resettlement work of the province.

At the meeting, the Director of the Department of Construction reported on the results of the implementation of compensation, support and resettlement work of the province . Accordingly, based on the preliminary boundary records for site clearance provided by the Railway Project Management Board, the province urgently deployed related tasks such as: Marking the project implementation boundary in the field (about more than 1,500 points), organizing measurement, extraction, and correction of cadastral maps. Based on the profile of the route and the preliminary boundary scope provided by the Project Management Board, localities have organized the marking of markers in the field and conducted cadastral map measurements to serve the work of compensation and site clearance. The total number of households that need to be relocated to implement the project, according to preliminary statistics, is about 950, the total number of industrial production facilities and industrial clusters is about 91. base

According to preliminary statistics, the total number of households that need to be resettled to serve the project implementation is about 950, expected to be arranged in 19 areas, including 12 urban areas, residential areas that have been built, qualified for arrangement or have approved detailed planning; proposed to build 7 new planning points and at the same time combine the on-site resettlement arrangement plan for small households (clusters). Resettlement arrangement plan and implementation progress.

The representative of the Railway Project Management Board presented the route plan and the project's clearance boundary.

Next, the representative of the Railway Project Management Board presented the route plan and the project's land clearance boundary. Starting point: The location of the rail connection across the border between the new Lao Cai station and Ha Khau Bac station. End point: Lach Huyen wharf area, Hai Phong city. Total length : about 418.8km ( main line 390.9km and 03 connecting branches 27.9km). Stations: 18 stations (03 train stations; 15 mixed stations); 13 technical operation stations. Locations: Lao Cai, Yen Bai, Phu Tho, Vinh Phuc, Hanoi, Bac Ninh, Hung Yen, Hai Duong and Hai Phong. Function & speed: Passenger and freight transport. Main line design speed 160km/h, branch lines design speed 80km/h. Basic construction completion: 2030. Volume and cost of site clearance, Total preliminary site clearance cost according to completion phase is about 3,639 billion VND. The project will only site clearance and invest in the part of railway traffic function with an area of 60ha. The TOD part will be planned, site clearance and developed by the locality.

The delegates focused on discussing difficulties and obstacles in site clearance; at the same time, they proposed to the Railway Project Management Board necessary additional contents on policies and mechanisms on site clearance, resettlement construction, etc. to ensure the progress of the project's commencement according to the direction of the Prime Minister and to synchronize with the provinces and cities where the railway passes through .

Comrade Trinh Xuan Truong - Provincial Party Secretary, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee highly agree with the route plan of the Railway Project Management Board

In his concluding remarks, Comrade Trinh Xuan Truong - Provincial Party Secretary, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Highly agree with the route plan of the Railway Project Management Board, this is the optimal plan, this is an important project, the province will mobilize the entire political system into this project to ensure the assignment and conclusion of the Prime Minister. Publicly disclose to the people the route through Lao Cai province, the entire boundary, compensation for land clearance of the route of the stations. Implement policies and mechanisms, resettlement locations along the route. Publicly disclose to the people the project implementation progress, resettlement progress, time for organizing compensation and site clearance, resettlement locations.

The province will hold a public meeting to publicize the entire route to the people (expected on April 12, 2025). The Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Committee, together with the Provincial Fatherland Front and mass organizations, will establish a working group specializing in mobilizing and propagating to the people about the importance of the project, creating consensus when implementing site clearance work. During the implementation process, it is recommended that the Project Management Board hand over the route to the province before April 10, 2025, after which the province will carry out the following tasks, reaching a high consensus on the scope of compensation and site clearance. It is recommended that localities ensure good management of land work, have management solutions in the area...

Linh Vu

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