Ha Noi seeks WB’s support for national railway station design
VGP - The Ha Noi Department of Transport proposed the municipal People’s Committee ask for the World Bank (WB)’s assistance in the technical design of the general layout for the Ngoc Hoi national railway station complex.
A graphic design of the Ngoc Hoi railway station complex.
The department work with the Planning and Investment Department under the Ministry of Transport and the Viet Nam Railway Authority to work out a preliminary design on the general layout of this station, which will be located in the suburbs of Ha Noi.
Assistance from the WB is essential for completing the design, the municipal Transport Department said, noting that the WB is highly interested in and supports this technical assistance project.
A draft general layout study has been completed by WB specialists. To take the next steps, the WB needs official proposals from the municipal People's Committee and the Ministry of Transport. Therefore, the administration of Hanoi should send the proposal early, according to the local department.
The Ngoc Hoi station complex had its detailed plan at a scale of 1:500 approved by the Ha Noi People's Committee.
In the railway network master plan for the 2021-2030 period with a vision to 2050, national rail routes will not traverse the center of Ha Noi.
The Ngoc Hoi station complex, covering about 171ha, will serve as the starting point of high-speed railway lines and the Ha Noi - Ho Chi Minh City national rail route, and also as a depot of urban railways in the capital city.
Earlier, during a conference to launch production and business plans and tasks in 2024 of the Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR) on January 9, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh required that the railway industry optimise existing assets, finance and human resources to modernise its operation, contributing to developing transport and realising the strategic breakthrough of transport infrastructure set in the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress./.
