Proposed North high-speed railway

The joint venture of the Transport Design and Consulting Corporation (TEDI) and the Center for Investment and Development Consulting in Transport (CCTDI) has just completed the initial report on the planning of railway lines and stations in the Hanoi railway hub area; in which, it proposes a high-speed railway line extending to Hanoi Station.

Hanoi's railway network plan

Accordingly, the consultant proposed that the southern hub station be Ngoc Hoi station, and that the Thuong Tin depot (where trains are assembled, maintained, repaired, and other technical operations are carried out) be moved to the Ngoc Hoi station area. The eastern hub station would be Lac Dao station ( Hung Yen ).

In addition, Hanoi Station serves both urban rail passengers and high-speed rail passengers.

Regarding this matter, the consulting firm's representative stated that most of the relevant plans and projects are oriented towards a North-South high-speed railway line connecting to the center of Hanoi (at the current location of Hanoi Station).

However, the railway network plan has oriented towards converting the function of the entire radial and trans-radial sections of the national railway (inside the ring railway), and has identified Ngoc Hoi station as the terminal station of the North-South high-speed railway line.

However, studying railway development experiences around the world shows that high-speed rail services are typically positioned deep within the city centers of major cities such as Beijing (China), Berlin (Germany), Tokyo (Japan), Paris (France), etc.

Therefore, the consulting firm argues that the network plan, which places the terminal station of the North-South high-speed railway line at Ngoc Hoi, about 10 km away from the center of Hanoi, will reduce its attractiveness for passengers, especially in areas north of the Red River.

Furthermore, high-speed rail utilizes advanced technology, dedicated tracks, and multi-level crossings, avoiding conflicts with urban traffic. Therefore, it will essentially not encounter the shortcomings and inadequacies of the current radial national railway system.

Regarding the proposed plan for operating railway transport in the Hanoi hub, the consultant suggests that in the initial phase, all radial passenger trains will stop at hub stations on the ring road, transferring passengers through Hanoi's public transport system (buses, urban rail). High-speed passenger trains will approach Hanoi Station.

In the later stages, when the satellite cities have developed sufficiently and the need for connectivity between the satellite cities and the core city increases, consideration will be given to organizing radial suburban passenger trains to transport passengers between the core city and the satellite cities; targeting workers, students, and those with frequent commuting needs.

Previously, at a meeting with affiliated units and consultants for the North-South high-speed railway project in May, Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Danh Huy stated that the North-South high-speed railway project is a large-scale project with complex technology and requires significant investment resources. The Politburo requested careful, comprehensive, and thorough research.

Therefore, the relevant units should focus on two options: building a new railway line solely for passengers and a new railway line that carries both passengers and freight. The first scenario involves a new railway line that only carries passengers, supplementing the existing railway, and upgrading, electrifying, and improving it.

The second scenario involves constructing a new railway line on the North-South axis according to double-track standards, with a gauge of 1.435 m, and electrification for passenger and freight transport, serving as a basis for comparison and selection.

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