The Government has just issued Resolution No. 28/NQ-CP dated 8.2.2025 on the proposal to develop a resolution of the National Assembly on piloting a number of specific mechanisms and policies, especially to develop the road system. Urban iron in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City.
Explaining the necessity of the policy, the Ministry of Transport said that in practice, in the world, more than 200 cities built an urban railway system. This is an important part of the urban transport system, solving traffic congestion, accidents and environmental pollution.
The reality has shown how the transport infrastructure has developed, the new development space has been formed there, the land fund is effectively exploited.
Urban railway is an important transportation method, providing high quality public transport systems, large, stable, reliable, safe and environmentally friendly transport capacity.
Many countries have given priority to developing urban railways to solve problems of traffic congestion, accidents and minimize the amount of CO2 emissions into the environment, opening up the economic and economic development space. festival...
Urban railways in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City have started to implement construction investment procedures since 2007, but the progress of implementation is slow, does not meet the transport needs, transport infrastructure. Do not catch up with the fast urbanization speed of the city.
Developing urban railway system is indispensable, an important driving force for the city's fast and sustainable socio-economic development strategy, linking traffic development with urban development, Reduce traffic congestion, environmental protection, green transportation, smart and modern transportation, promote industrialization and modernization, contributing to ensuring security and defense of the two cities.
The reality shows that big cities in the world prioritize the development of urban railways to meet the demand for urban transport; Is a radical solution to solve traffic congestion, air pollution, urban traffic accidents.
"The two cities determined the goal of developing the urban railway system to meet the public transport needs, contributing to restructuring the sustainable, harmonious and reasonable urban transport methods. By 2035, strive to basically complete the urban railway network according to the approved plans, undertaking 30-40% of the public passenger transport market share " - the Ministry of Transport shared.
Earlier, on January 20, 2025, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha chaired a meeting on the implementation of the project to develop the urban railway network of Hanoi City, Ho Chi Minh City.
The Deputy Prime Minister requested the Ministry of Transport with Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to urgently review the contents of each special and specific policy mechanism in the draft Resolution to submit to the National Assembly according to the shortened procedures.
In particular, it is necessary to group the general policy for both cities (including new policies that are only implemented in Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City); Separate policy group for each city.
The Deputy Prime Minister assigned two cities to propose specific mechanisms and policies to decentralize the procedures for project approval, decision on investment policies, investment capital, planning adjustment ... to ensure shortening the order, Procedures for investment preparation, project implementation, speeding up construction and installation progress, soon completing projects, in the spirit of "local decisions, localities, local responsibilities".
At the same time, implementing steps in accordance with the investment law, special and specific policy mechanisms proposed to prepare for urban railway investment projects.
The current situation of investing in the construction of the railway is as follows:
Hanoi City has put into operation the exploitation of route No. 2A, Cat Linh - Ha Dong section, 13km long; Line No. 3, Nhon - Hanoi Station (the high -line section of Cau Giay), is about 8.5 km in length.
Ho Chi Minh City has operated and exploited routes No. 1, Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien section about 19.7km.
The implementation of investment in urban railway lines in the two cities is still slow, has not reached the goals, demand for development and reduction of traffic congestion in the area in recent years. Therefore, it is necessary to study specific solutions, mechanisms and policies, especially to mobilize resources, shorten the order and procedures to create a clear legal corridor, accelerate the investment of railways. Urban in the coming time
