Nearly 2,000 billion VND needed to improve Vinh railway capacity

Reporting to the Ministry of Transport on solutions to handle weak points, the Vietnam Railway Authority has just proposed allocating capital to implement the Project to improve and enhance the capacity of the Vinh - Nha Trang section of the Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City railway line.

The project focuses on improving the route, replacing the upper-level architecture combined with rail welding, and renovating the roadbed to handle transportation bottlenecks, increasing throughput capacity in restricted sections, thereby promoting synchronous and effective exploitation.

Vietnam Railways Department proposes more than 1,900 billion to improve the capacity of the Vinh - Nha Trang railway section (Photo: illustration).

Regarding the investment scale, there will be local rerouting of 9 points/8.75km long including 19 small radius curves; renovating restricted sections with a length of 72.86km, replacing the upper-level architecture combined with rail welding, renovating sewers, drainage systems and weak roadbeds synchronously to increase train speed, thereby increasing throughput capacity.

At the same time, a new station will be opened at Km 1130 on the Van Canh - Phuoc Lanh section. In addition, if necessary, a new station will be opened on the Thua Luu - Lang Co section.

Total estimated investment is 1,975 billion VND, medium-term public investment capital source 2026 - 2031.

According to the Vietnam Railway Authority, on the Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City railway line, including the Vinh - Nha Trang section, the Ministry of Transport has implemented renovation and upgrade projects such as: Project to replace sleepers K1, K2, Vinh - Nha Trang iron sleepers (phase 1); project to renovate and upgrade the Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City railway line with a capital of 7,000 billion medium term 2016 - 2020; project to renovate and upgrade the Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City railway line with a capital of 3,000 billion medium term 2021 - 2026. In addition, there are also annual periodic repair works.

However, there are still 481.1km of track length that need to continue replacing old, poor quality P43 rails; 78.1km of track length that need to continue replacing old, poor quality sleepers; and 484 sets of old, low quality tracks that need to be replaced.

Along the entire route, there are 132 vulnerable locations spread over a wide area, mainly at risk of slope landslides; roadbed erosion; erosion of tray toes, bridge abutments or causing flooding of the railway...

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/can-gan-2000-ty-dong-nang-cao-nang-luc-duong-sat-vinh-nha-trang-192240817122314338.htm