Vietnam is on the verge of unveiling plans for a major upgrade of the country’s rail network.
The Ministry of Transport has released a draft blueprint for the development of railway infrastructure, comprising three main elements – upgrading the existing railway lines, the development of a new double-track broad gauge line connecting Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, and two express railway sections designed to handle high-speed trains.
And local newspaper Vietweek reported Vietnam’s deputy transport minister, Nguyen Ngoc Dong, as saying that the country would gather public opinion before moving ahead with the proposal.
“The plan is being finalised before the ministry publicises it and polls public opinions,” Dong was quoted saying.
Currently, the 1,730km train journey between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City currently takes between approximately 30 hours, along a single-track gauge railway line developed more than 100 years ago during the French colonial era.
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