Consulting on the planning of the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong - Quang Ninh railway route

Railway route Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong.

According to the consulting consortium TRICC - TEDI, the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong - Quang Ninh railway has a total planned length of 461.5km. The starting point is at Lao Cai border gate, connecting with the Chinese railway; the end point is at Cai Lan station (Ha Long city, Quang Ninh).

The route through Hung Yen province is 16.87 km long; through Hai Duong province is 40.97 km long; through Hai Phong city is 83.97 km long. Of which, the main route to Lach Huyen port is 48.92 km long; the branch route to Nam Do Son port is 12.7 km long; the branch route to Dinh Vu port is 7.45 km long; the coastal railway connecting Quang Ninh province is 14.9 km long.

The coastal railway line in Quang Ninh province is 35.54 km long; of which the newly constructed line is 24.87 km long, the existing railway line is 10.67 km long.

Regarding station construction, the consultant proposed planning 38 stations; of which, there are 5 train stations: Lao Cai, Yen Thuong, Nam Hai Phong, Ha Long and Cai Lan. Lao Cai station is also an international transit station; Ha Long station only handles passenger trains and Cai Lan station only handles freight trains.

16 intermediate stations for passenger and cargo operations are concentrated in provincial and city centers including: Bao Thang, Sa Pa, Van Ban, An Thinh, Yen Bai, Ha Hoa, Thanh Ba, Phu Tho, Viet Tri, Vinh Phuc, Phuc Yen, Bac Hong, Dong Anh, Dai Dong, Binh Giang, Nam Hai Duong.

6 freight stations only handle cargo operations, including: Lap Thach, Binh Xuyen, Lach Huyen, Nam Do Son, Nam Dinh Vu, Dinh Vu.

11 technical stations (to avoid) include: Chau Que Thuong, Dong An, Y Can, Thach Loi, Trung Mau, Kim Son, Tu Ky, Tan Vien, Phong Hai, Quang Yen, Minh Khai.

Location of station construction.

Regarding capital needs, the total preliminary investment for the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway is more than 203,000 billion VND, including the segment from Hai Phong to Quang Ninh on the coastal route Nam Dinh - Thai Binh - Hai Phong - Quang Ninh.

It is expected that this railway line will be divided into 3 investment phases. Of which, the 2021-2025 phase requires 128 billion VND, which has been balanced by the Government in the medium-term public investment plan. The 2026-2030 phase requires more than 177,000 billion VND and the 2031-2035 phase requires nearly 26,000 billion VND.

The Hai Phong - Quang Ninh section alone has an estimated total investment of more than 38,000 billion VND, which will be implemented after 2030, in sync with the coastal railway route in the northern region.

Source: https://baolaocai.vn/lay-y-kien-quy-hoach-tuyen-duong-sat-lao-cai-ha-noi-hai-phong-quang-ninh-post400014.html