Trans-Vietnam high-speed rail project to beresumedVietNamNet Bridge – In 2018 the Ministry of Transport will submit the trans-Vietnam high-speed railway project to the government, and if it is approved, several segments will be put into use before 2030. Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Ngoc DongSpeaking to the National Assembly Standing Committee on September 12, Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Ngoc Dong said the amended Railway Law will have a new chapter on the trans-Vietnam high-speed railway. Dong said although the National Assembly had rejected the high-speed rail project before, under the strategy on Vietnam railway development plan, approved by the Prime Minister, a north-south high-speed rail route of 1,435 mm gauge will be completed in 2050. Deputy Minister Dong said, many studies on the high-speed rail routes have been underway. Previous plans to develop the $56 billion high-speed railway have not been approved by NA due to cost.

Source: VietNamNet News September 14, 2016 09:45 UTC