Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City by train can take just over 5 hours

VTV.vn - If the North-South high-speed railway project is implemented, it will bring significant economic value to both people and businesses.

The investment policy for the entire North-South high-speed railway project has just been agreed upon by the Party Central Committee and assigned to competent agencies to urgently complete the dossier to submit to the National Assembly for consideration, discussion and decision in the upcoming session. The initial preliminary information about the investment plan of the project is receiving great attention from public opinion. Choosing to travel by rail from Hanoi to Binh Dinh because he wants to see the scenery on both sides, for Giang (Binh Dinh), if there is a high-speed train of up to 350 km/h, this will be the top priority. "If we have faster travel time and more comfortable space, young passengers like me will really like it," Giang shared. The train has a journey from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City with an estimated time of about 34 hours. However, with the North-South high-speed railway plan, it will take 5 and a half hours to travel from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City. Many passengers believe that this will be the point that attracts many people to the railway in the future. Matthias Baunach - German tourist said: "Your Vietnam is a country running from North to South, so taking a high-speed train will bring wonderful experiences."

The Government will submit the investment policy for the North-South high-speed railway to the National Assembly for consideration and decision at the upcoming session - Photo: VGP

After more than 20 years of combining with the railway to make the Hanoi - Da Nang tourist route, Mr. Nguyen Canh Tien (Deputy Director of Violette Trains Vietnam Travel Company) said that although in recent years, the train has become more spacious and cleaner, because the infrastructure is old and the track is single, it takes up to 16 hours to get there. If there is a high-speed North - South railway in the future, more customers will choose to travel by train. "That is one of the great choices, we have imagined being in Hanoi in the morning to have breakfast and drink coffee, but at noon we are in Da Nang to eat seafood, and in the afternoon we are immersed in My Khe beach", said Mr. Nguyen Canh Tien. For travel companies, with the same tour time, when the train runs faster, it will be possible to add more destinations to increase the experience, thereby attracting more tourists. Mr. Pham Quang Tung - Director of TSC Travel Company said: "Going on a tour at that time is no longer too difficult and does not take too much time. I think that is the supply that creates demand". Forming a high-speed railway in the future, we will need to localize and master technology as much as possible. At that time, things like rails, train types and technology will create a market for metallurgical, mechanical engineering and supporting industry companies to participate in this playground. Although there have been many efforts to renew itself, the current railway industry is like an old shirt that is too tight. Now is the time to need a new piece of fabric to sew a shirt suitable for the growth after more than 100 years. That is the breakthrough, innovation with a strategic vision for developing the North - South high-speed railway.

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