(Hanoi Reuters) Vietnam is about to build a railway connected to Yunnan Province, China, with an estimated investment of 1.7.9 trillion yuan (about S $ 9.33 billion).
Vietnamese official media reported on Wednesday (October 16) that the 427 -kilometer -long railway started on the border of Lao CAI, Lao CAI, Yunnan and northern Vietnam, in China, and Haiphong, Capital, Hangkou City, and Hangkou City.Extend to Lower Dragon City.
The Vietnamese Railway Bureau has submitted the railway plan to the Ministry of Transport for approval.
This railway will begin construction in 2030.Officially predicts that by 2050, the transportation demand for this railway line will reach 8.3 million passengers and 17.5 million metric tons of goods each year.
Vietnam and China already have highways and two railway lines, but Vietnam's railway is old.
China and Vietnam have expressed their willingness to jointly strengthen railway connections.In August of this year, during the visit of General Secretary and President of the Vietnam Communist Party, Sino -Vietnam signed 14 cooperation documents, including standardized railway line planning.
In addition to the above -mentioned Yunnan -Kunming -Kunming Railway, the two countries also plan to upgrade another railway from Guangxi to Hanoi, and may build a railway connecting Shenzhen and Haipi.
In addition, the Vietnamese Parliament is also expected to approve a plan that costs $ 67 billion (about S $ 88 billion) to build a high -speed railway from Ho Chi Minh City from Hanoi to the Commercial Center.The largest infrastructure project in Vietnam history.
