06:00 01/12/2024

Investment policy tai bet88 North-South high-speed railway project approved

Vân Nguyễn

A preliminary investment estimate of the entire project is nearly VND 1.714 quadrillion (more than .6 billion).

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A resolution on the investment policy tai bet88 the North-South high-speed railway project was adopted on November 30 by the 15thNational Assembly (NA) at its 8thsession, which concluded on the same day.

After 18 years of preparation and referencing global high-speed rail models, the project is considered feasible tai bet88 Vietnam's current context.

The projected railway will be an electrified double track of 1,435 mm gauge, to be designed tai bet88 a speed of 350 km per hour.

It will stretch 1,541 km, connecting 20 cities and provinces from Hanoi's Ngoc Hoi station to Thu Thiem station in Ho Chi Minh City.

The project spans three medium-term budget cycles, requiring approximately 5VND38 billion (.22 million) tai bet88 preparatory work (2021–2025), VND841.7 trillion (more than .2 billion) tai bet88 2026–2030, and VND871.3 trillion (more than .37 billion) tai bet88 2031–2035.

Budget allocation will align with project progress, exempting the project from financial feasibility assessments mandated by the 2019 Public Investment Law, according to the NA Standing Committee.