New regulations on management and exploitation of railway infrastructure

The Government has just issued Decree No. 15/2025/ND-CP dated February 3, 2025 on management, use and exploitation of railway infrastructure assets.

Speaking with Giao Thong Newspaper, the leader of the Vietnam Railway Authority said that Decree No. 15/2025/ND-CP was issued to replace Decree No. 46/2018/ND-CP dated March 14, 2018 of the Government regulating the management, use and exploitation of national railway infrastructure assets, to be more suitable to reality.

According to Decree No. 15/2025/ND-CP of the Government, railway maintenance capital is assigned to the national railway asset management enterprise.

The new highlight of Decree 15 is to clarify the subjects in managing and exploiting railway infrastructure assets and allocating capital for railway maintenance; at the same time, it supplements the content of managing and exploiting urban railway infrastructure.

The Decree clearly states: All existing national railway infrastructure assets are assigned to national railway asset management enterprises without calculating the state capital component in the enterprise.

All existing urban railway infrastructure assets (except for urban railway infrastructure assets assigned to enterprises for management under the form of calculating the State capital component in the enterprise) are assigned to enterprises for management of urban railway assets under the form of not calculating the State capital component in the enterprise.

For the management and maintenance of national railway infrastructure, the funding is guaranteed by the State budget. Based on the decision to assign the State budget estimate by the competent authority or person, the Ministry of Transport assigns the State budget estimate to the national railway asset management enterprise (enterprise).

Enterprises are allowed to bid and place orders for the provision of public products and services according to the provisions of law; bidding is carried out according to the provisions of the law on bidding; ordering is carried out according to the Government's regulations on assigning tasks, placing orders or bidding for the provision of public products and services using the State budget.

Regarding the exploitation of national railway infrastructure, enterprises can directly organize the exploitation of assets; lease the right to exploit assets; and transfer the right to exploit assets for a limited period.

Regarding the management and maintenance of urban railway infrastructure, Decree 15 stipulates: The form and organization of management and maintenance of urban railway infrastructure shall comply with the provisions of the law on railways, the law on quality management, construction and maintenance of construction works and other relevant laws.

The cost of management and maintenance of urban railway infrastructure assets is guaranteed by the State budget.

Regarding the organization of urban railway infrastructure asset maintenance, urban railway asset management enterprises are responsible for preparing State budget expenditure estimates for urban railway infrastructure management and maintenance, reporting to the representative agency of urban railway asset owners (Provincial People's Committee) for synthesis, and submitting to competent agencies and persons for approval according to the provisions of the law on state budget and other relevant laws.

Based on the decision to assign the State budget estimate of the competent agency or person, the Provincial People's Committee shall assign the State budget estimate for the management and maintenance of urban railway infrastructure to the urban railway asset management enterprise according to regulations.

Railway asset management enterprises are allowed to bid and place orders for the provision of public products and services according to the provisions of law; bidding is carried out according to the provisions of the law on bidding; ordering is carried out according to the Government's regulations on assigning tasks, placing orders or bidding for the provision of public products and services using the State budget.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/quy-dinh-moi-ve-quan-ly-khai-thac-ket-cau-ha-tang-duong-sat-192250210221026215.htm