(PLO)- A unit proposed to build a metro line running along the canal from Tan Son Nhat Airport – Nhieu Loc Thi Nghe canal – to the center of Ho Chi Minh City, which could save up to 40,000 billion VND. Recently, Thach Ban Park Joint Stock Company sent a document to Deputy Prime Minister […]
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Discussion on planning of Bien Hoa – Vung Tau railway line
(PLVN) – The Vietnam Railway Authority had a working session with the People’s Committee of Ba Ria – Vung Tau province on March 7 to agree on the planning of the Bien Hoa – Vung Tau railway route, part of the Ho Chi Minh City railway system. The meeting was attended by Mr. Nguyen Cong […]
Da Lat–Thap Cham railway restoration
The Da Lat–Thap Cham railway was an 84 km railway that connected Da Lat in the Central Highlands to Thap Cham on the main North–South railway of Vietnam. The proposed restoration would rebuild a new line along the same route. The original railway was completed in 1932 and ran until 1968. For the full history, […]
What Vietnam can learn from other high-speed rail projects
Vietnam has an ambitious plan to build a high-speed railway. Here is what Vietnam can learn from the Laos-China Railway, the Bangkok-Nong Khai High-Speed Railway, the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway, and the Mumbai–Ahmedabad HSR. Vietnam announced in 2024 that it plans to build a high-speed railway from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City. The railway will […]
Technology contenders for the Vietnam high-speed railway
A list of countries that have offered to share high-speed railway technology with Vietnam. Vietnam is planning to build a high-speed railway between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, replacing the current metre-gauge North-South passenger railway. The new high-speed railway will be 1,541 km in length with a top speed of 350 km/h. The government […]
CII researches and proposes to implement TOD Hang Xanh with total capital of 8.5 billion USD
(NLDO) – The Hang Xanh TOD project has a total research area of about 51.4 hectares, aiming to renovate the urban area, completely solve traffic congestion, and enhance connectivity… Ho Chi Minh City Infrastructure Investment Joint Stock Company (CII) has just announced to shareholders that it has been assigned by the city to research and […]
To turn Ben Dinh Islet into a new modern urban area
Vung Tau City is having many action programs to develop both urban and tourism synchronously, in which Ben Dinh Islet is identified as an important project to promote tourism and high-class urban services for the city. [Perspective of new urban area of Ben Dinh island, Vung Tau city.] According to the Plan of the People’s […]
Ba Son Bridge – A new landmark bridge in Ho Chi Minh City
The Ba Son Bridge is a bridge in Ho Chi Minh City that spans the Saigon River, connecting District 1 and Thu Thiem in Thu Duc City. This is the second connection between District 1 and Thu Thiem, joining the Saigon River Tunnel/Thu Thiem Tunnel which opened in November 2011. The bridge was inaugurated on […]
Line 1 HCMC Metro: The first rail transit line in Ho Chi Minh City
Line 1 of the Ho Chi Minh City Metro (HCMC Metro) is the first line of the Ho Chi Minh City transit system. The total length is 19.7 km (2.6 km underground and 17.1 km elevated) and there are 14 stations (3 underground stations and 11 elevated stations). Work began on Line 1 in August […]
Thu Thiem – Long Thanh Line: connecting Ho Chi Minh City to Long Thanh International Airport
The Thu Thiem – Long Thanh Line is a proposed metro line connecting Ho Chi Minh City to the under-construction Long Thanh International Airport in Dong Nai Province. The line begins at the planned central railway station at Thu Thiem in Thu Duc City. The proposed route of the 41.8 km line (11.7 km in […]
