It is expected that by the end of July 2024, the elevated section of the Nhon - Hanoi Railway Station urban railway will be completed and put into use.
Image of the elevated section of the Nhon - Hanoi Railway Station urban railway line. Photo: Pham Dong
On July 17, in Hanoi, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha chaired the second meeting of the Steering Committee's Working Group to direct the progress of urban railway projects in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Speaking at the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha requested the People's Committees of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to strive to put into operation the elevated section of the Nhon - Hanoi Railway Station and the Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien railway ahead of schedule. Regarding the two projects to develop the urban railway network in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, the Deputy Prime Minister requested the Ministry of Transport to be responsible for synthesizing and submitting them to competent authorities in accordance with regulations.
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha chaired the meeting. Photo: Minh Khoi
In addition, the urban railway network of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City must be synchronously connected with the North-South high-speed railway, including: Stations, technical design standards for rail tracks, locomotives, carriages, and operating systems. "The two cities need to select leading design consultants to complete and appraise the urban railway network planning with a hundred-year vision," the Deputy Prime Minister emphasized. The Deputy Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Finance to preside over and coordinate with relevant ministries and branches to assess the overall economic impact of urban railway development projects in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, the North-South high-speed railway, and the ability to balance public investment capital. On that basis, the Hanoi People's Committee and the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee continue to closely coordinate with ministries and branches to develop a policy package and plans to mobilize social resources at the highest level through the forms of TOD (urban development, trade, services along traffic routes), PPP (public-private partnership), BOT (build - operate - transfer)... "The mechanisms and policies for developing the urban railway network in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City must be synchronous, feasible, specific, clearly indicating how to do it, who will do it, where the problems are and proposing to competent authorities to resolve them," the Deputy Prime Minister pointed out.
Overview of the meeting on July 17. Photo: Minh Khoi
Reporting at the meeting, Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Danh Huy said that up to now, Hanoi has developed a plan to complete the Nhon - Hanoi Railway Station railway line; test-operate the elevated section; complete fire prevention and fighting appraisal and personnel training. For the Nhon - Hanoi Railway Station railway line, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Construction , and the Ministry of Finance have directed the implementation of system safety assessment and certification; organized field inspections, reviewed acceptance conditions; completed procedures and signed loan allocation agreements for the underground section; established an appraisal council to grant environmental licenses. Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Duong Duc Tuan said that it is expected that the elevated section of the Nhon - Hanoi Railway Station railway line will be completed and put into use by the end of July 2024.
Vice Chairman of Hanoi People's Committee Duong Duc Tuan speaks. Photo: Minh Khoi
Similarly, the Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien railway project (HCMC) has completed the procedures for adjusting the implementation time, reporting to competent authorities for consideration and arranging investment capital. HCMC is accelerating the completion of the remaining construction items; conducting test runs, operating the system, reporting on system safety, accepting fire prevention and fighting, environmental approval... to put into use in December 2024.Laodong.vn
Source: https://laodong.vn/thoi-su/duong-sat-do-thi-nhon-ga-ha-noi-se-hoat-dong-tu-cuoi-thang-7-1367481.ldo
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