On December 5, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Head of the State Steering Committee for important national projects and works, key to the transport sector, chaired a meeting of the Government Standing Committee with the Ministry of Transport, the People's Committees of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City and relevant ministries and branches on the Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City urban railway system project.
According to the approved transportation planning of Hanoi Capital to 2030 and vision to 2050, the unapproved general planning of construction of the Capital to 2045, vision to 2065, the total length of the urban railway system of the Capital is about 413km, by 2035 the investment will be completed with the actual length of 410.8km; by 2045, about 200.7km will be completed.
Accordingly, by 2035, Hanoi will put into operation about 397.8km of urban railway, taking on 35-40% of the public passenger transport market share; after 2035, strive to put into operation about 200.7km more. Capital demand for the period from 2026-2030, Hanoi needs about 14.60 billion USD; for the period from 2031-2035, about 22.57 billion USD and for the period from 2036-2045, capital demand for construction of Hanoi urban railway is about 18.25 billion USD.
According to the draft of the Project to Adjust the General Planning of Ho Chi Minh City to 2040, with a vision to 2060, the urban railway system of Ho Chi Minh City consists of 12 routes, including 10 metro routes with a total length of about 510km and 2 light rail routes (tramway/LRV) with a length of about 70km. The goal is that by 2030, Ho Chi Minh City will have 31km of urban railway, transporting 15-20% of public passengers; by 2045, it will have 351km and transporting 40-50% of public passengers; by 2060, it will have 510km and transporting 50-60% of public passengers. The total investment capital demand for construction, exploitation and operation until 2035 is about more than 36 billion USD, the period from 2036 to 2045 is about more than 26 billion USD and from 2046 to 2060 is about more than 40 billion USD.
Concluding the conference, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized that the construction of the Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City urban railway system project aims to realize Conclusion No. 49-KL/TW dated February 28, 2023 of the Politburo on the orientation for developing Vietnam's railway transport to 2030, with a vision to 2045 and Conclusion No. 72-KL/TW dated February 23, 2024 of the Politburo on continuing to implement Resolution No. 13-NQ/TW dated January 16, 2012 of the 11th Party Central Committee on building synchronous infrastructure to basically turn our country into a modern industrialized country to solve traffic congestion, reduce environmental pollution, and promote double-digit growth in the capital Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
According to the Prime Minister, in the process of developing the Project, there must be breakthrough thinking, strategic vision, long-term, fundamental, modern, comprehensive, inclusive, and highly effective; research and preparation must be thorough, comprehensive, and profound so that implementation can be quick, timely, and effective.
The Prime Minister also requested that it is necessary to pay attention to decentralization and complete delegation of authority to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in organizing implementation, mobilizing resources and handling related issues; developing the urban railway system including both elevated and underground, placed in the overall transport development of the whole country, especially in the above-mentioned city.
From there, the Prime Minister requested the Ministry of Transport, ministries, branches and Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to coordinate in perfecting the institutions, standards, criteria and processes related to the development of urban railways in particular and transport in general. The Ministry completes the planning of urban railways in particular and transport in general with a long-term vision, in a modern direction, in the spirit of "crossing rivers by building bridges, crossing mountains by digging mountains, crossing fields by dumping soil", avoiding residential areas, underground works, economic and social infrastructure to minimize site clearance, as well as impacts on residents, security, national defense, and other socio-economics.
The Prime Minister also noted that in building urban railways, modern technology should be selected, suitable to Vietnam's conditions; resources should be diversified, including state resources, private resources, loans, and public-private partnerships; resources should be allocated, focusing on training human resources to serve the development of the railway industry; and research and apply science in administration, operation, management, and exploitation in a smart direction.
In addition, the Prime Minister directed the development of the Investment Project to build the urban railway system in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City with completely innovative thinking, thinking, and working methods; modern standards, criteria, and processes to meet the new development period. Along with that, it is necessary to build urban railway lines, promote technology transfer, develop the railway industry and the railway ecosystem in a fast, green, and high-tech direction; propose specific policies and mechanisms in selecting consultants, supervisors, investors, and contractors, ensuring transparency.
The Prime Minister assigned Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to urgently complete and submit to the Prime Minister the Master Plan for the construction of the Capital and Ho Chi Minh City before December 25, 2024 for consideration and approval, as a basis for development, including investment in the development of the urban railway system of the two cities. At the same time, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha was assigned to direct and assign the Ministry of Transport, the Hanoi People's Committee, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee and relevant ministries and agencies to focus on completing the Project, completing the dossier to submit to the Politburo for consideration of investment policies, mechanisms and policies.
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