Hanoi to operate 397.8km of urban railway by 2035
According to the approved Hanoi Capital Transport Planning to 2030 and Vision to 2050, the Capital Construction Master Plan to 2045, Vision to 2065 (not yet approved), the Capital's urban railway system has a total length of about 413km, by 2035 the investment will be completed with an actual length of 410.8km; by 2045, an additional 200.7km will be completed. By 2035, Hanoi will put into operation about 397.8km of urban railway, taking on 35-40% of the public passenger transport market share; after 2035, strive to put into operation about 200.7km more.
Capital demand for the period 2026-2030, Hanoi needs about 14.60 billion USD; for the period 2031-2035, about 22.57 billion USD is needed and for the period 2036-2045, capital demand for the construction of Hanoi urban railway is about 18.25 billion USD.
According to the planning until 2040, with a vision to 2060, the urban railway system of Ho Chi Minh City consists of 12 routes, including 10 metro routes with a total length of about 510km and 2 light rail routes (tramway/LRV) with a length of about 70km. The goal is that by 2030, Ho Chi Minh City will have 31km of urban railway, transporting 15-20% of public passengers; by 2045, it will have 351km and transporting 40-50% of public passengers; by 2060, it will have 510km and transporting 50-60% of public passengers.
The total investment capital demand for construction, exploitation and operation until 2035 is about more than 36 billion USD, the period from 2036 to 2045 is about more than 26 billion USD and from 2046-2060 it needs about more than 40 billion USD.
Choose modern, suitable technology
Concluding the conference, the Prime Minister requested that in the process of developing the project, there must be a breakthrough mindset, a strategic, long-term, fundamental, modern, comprehensive, inclusive vision, bringing high efficiency; it must be researched and prepared thoroughly, comprehensively, and deeply so that when implemented, it can be implemented quickly, promptly, and effectively. At the same time, attention must be paid to decentralization and thorough delegation of authority to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in organizing implementation.
On that basis, the Prime Minister requested the Ministry of Transport, ministries, branches and Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to coordinate in perfecting institutions, standards, criteria and processes related to the development of urban railways in particular and transport in general; Perfecting urban railway planning in particular and transport in general with a long-term vision, in a modern direction, in the spirit of "crossing rivers, building bridges, crossing mountains, digging mountains, crossing fields, dumping soil", avoiding residential areas, underground works, socio-economic infrastructure to minimize site clearance, as well as impacts on residents, security, national defense, and other socio-economics.
The head of the Government requested that urban railway construction choose modern technology suitable to Vietnam's conditions...
The Prime Minister directed the development of an investment project to build the urban railway system in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City with completely innovative thinking, thinking, and working methods; modern standards, criteria, and processes to meet the new development period.
In the immediate future, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City will urgently complete and submit to the Prime Minister the Master Plan for the construction of the Capital and Ho Chi Minh City before December 25, 2024 for consideration and approval, as a basis for development, including investment in the development of the urban railway system of the two cities.
The Prime Minister assigned the Party Central Committee member, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha to direct and assign the Ministry of Transport, the Hanoi People's Committee, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee and relevant ministries and agencies to focus on completing the Project, completing the dossier to submit to the Politburo for consideration of investment policies, mechanisms and policies. The Prime Minister noted that ministries, branches and localities must coordinate closely, especially to prevent and combat negativity and corruption throughout the implementation of this important project.
