On April 12, 2026, Vingroup Corporation, together with the People's Committees of Hanoi, Quang Ninh, Hai Phong, and Bac Ninh provinces and cities, officially started the Hanoi - Quang Ninh high-speed railway project.
The event was attended by comrades: Le Minh Hung - Member of the Politburo, Prime Minister; Pham Minh Chinh - former Member of the Politburo, former Prime Minister; Pham Gia Tuc - Member of the Politburo, Standing Deputy Prime Minister; Nguyen Hoa Binh - former Member of the Politburo, former Standing Deputy Prime Minister; Luong Tam Quang - Member of the Politburo, Minister of Public Security; along with leaders of Central Committees, Ministries, and sectors and leaders of localities.
The project is expected to be completed by the end of 2028. With a maximum design speed of up to 350 km/h, the project will help shorten travel time between the two localities by 5-7 times, to only about 23 minutes.
The groundbreaking ceremony of the Hanoi - Quang Ninh high-speed railway project is part of a series of activities to celebrate the success of the election of National Assembly Deputies of the 16th term and People's Council Deputies at all levels for the 2026 - 2031 term, aiming to create momentum for a new development phase.
The Hanoi - Quang Ninh high-speed railway project is invested by VinSpeed High-Speed Railway Investment and Development Joint Stock Company (Vingroup Group) with a total investment of more than 147,000 billion VND, equivalent to more than 5.6 billion USD (excluding site clearance costs).
The project passes through 4 localities: Hanoi - Bac Ninh - Hai Phong - Quang Ninh with a length of 120.2 km, designed according to double-track standards, rail gauge 1.435mm, electrification of the entire route, maximum speed up to 350km/h, especially the section through Hanoi has a maximum speed of 120km/h.
The project is expected to use the latest and most modern generation of high-speed trains along with information systems, signals, and world-leading high-class equipment provided by Siemens Mobility (Germany) and will gradually transfer technology to VinSpeed during operation.
The starting point of the route is located at Co Loa station (Vietnam Exhibition Center, Vinhomes Global Gate Hanoi Urban Area), the ending point is at Ha Long station (Globe Ha Long Forest Park, Vinhomes Global Gate Ha Long, Quang Ninh).
The route will pass through 3 transit stations: Gia Binh (Bac Ninh), Ninh Xa (Hai Phong), Yen Tu (Quang Ninh) and has 1 depot located at Ha Long terminal station.
According to the plan, the project will be completed and officially put into operation and commercial exploitation in 2028, shortening the travel time from Hanoi to Quang Ninh by 5-7 times, from more than 2 hours to only about 23 minutes.
