Construction of Lao Cai – Hanoi – Hai Phong railway to start in 2025

(Chinhphu.vn) - The Government Office issued Notice No. 342/TB-VPCP dated July 2, 2025, concluding the conclusion of Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha at the meeting on the implementation of the investment project to build the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway line.

Construction of the Lao Cai – Hanoi – Hai Phong railway line to start in 2025.

At the announcement, the Deputy Prime Minister acknowledged the efforts of the Ministry of Construction , ministries, branches, localities and relevant agencies and units in preparing for project investment in the recent past; especially welcomed the localities that have proactively and actively implemented the project's site clearance work one step ahead.

The Deputy Prime Minister affirmed that this is a project of special national importance, a driving force for socio-economic development, and ensuring national security and defense. The Deputy Prime Minister requested ministries, branches, and localities to clearly define their responsibilities, promote the spirit of initiative and creativity, and promptly implement assigned tasks; in the immediate future, focus on completing investment preparation procedures, site clearance, and resettlement; select a number of important items (stations, resettlement areas) to organize groundbreaking and kick-off ceremonies in 2025 as required by the Government in Resolution No. 127/NQ-CP dated May 13, 2025.

The Ministry of Construction focuses on accelerating the progress of project investment preparation, especially in survey work, preparation of the Pre-Feasibility Study Report, and negotiation of the Loan Agreement for the project; continues to work with localities to unify the scale and route as a basis for implementing the project's site clearance work; proactively supports localities in resolving difficulties in planning, site clearance and resettlement for the project.

The Ministry of Finance shall preside over and guide localities to proactively provide capital or support capital advances or propose reasonable budget adjustment plans for localities with difficulties to ensure progress; coordinate with the Ministry of Construction to review and unify the central budget capital plan, ensuring timely, sufficient and correct allocation.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment guides localities in implementing compensation, support, and resettlement work; and converting forest land and rice land according to regulations and special mechanisms approved by the National Assembly.

Localities where the project passes through must urgently complete land inventory, develop compensation and resettlement plans, and approve them according to their authority; proactively use local budget funds to carry out compensation, support, and resettlement work... In case the locality has difficulty with capital, urgently send the capital needs to the Ministry of Finance for synthesis and reporting to the Prime Minister.

Localities select resettlement areas and train stations that can start construction on schedule and send them to the Ministry of Construction for synthesis and reporting to the Prime Minister.

The Ministry of Construction shall synthesize and report to the Prime Minister on the implementation status, shortcomings, difficulties, obstacles, solutions and the project implementation plan in the coming time; note that it is necessary to clearly report the time and items expected to start construction in 2025.

* According to Resolution 187/2025/QH15 of the National Assembly, the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway project, about 419km long, has its starting point at the cross-border rail connection point (Lao Cai province), its ending point at Lach Huyen station (Hai Phong city) with a total capital of VND 203,231 billion (equivalent to USD 8.37 billion), starting in December 2025 and striving to be completed no later than 2030.

The goal is to build a new, modern, synchronous railway line to meet the domestic and international transportation needs between Vietnam and China; create an important driving force for rapid and sustainable socio-economic development, promote advantages on the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong economic corridor, ensure effective connection of domestic and international railway networks, associated with ensuring national defense, security and international integration, environmental protection, and response to climate change; promote the process of industrialization and modernization of the country; contribute to realizing the goals and tasks according to the Documents of the 13th National Congress of Delegates and the Resolutions of the Party.

Phuong Nhi

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