In the draft report on the pre-feasibility study of the North-South high-speed railway project, the Government emphasized the importance and necessity of building this railway line.

Why choose 350 km/h speed?

Explaining the choice of a maximum speed of 350 km/h, the draft document said that the speed of 250 km/h was developed about 50 years ago and was popular about 25 years ago, suitable for short and medium routes.

How much is the ticket?

The high-speed rail ticket price is expected to be about 75% of the average airfare of low-cost and economy airlines.

To suit the affordability and attract passengers, high-speed rail tickets are divided into 3 price levels corresponding to different subjects and levels of comfort. The proposed ticket price does not have much difference compared to countries with similar conditions to Vietnam, lower than air, higher than road but with higher service quality, saving time...

The high-speed rail line has 23 passenger stations. It is expected to pass through 20 provinces and cities, with each locality having 1 passenger station, including: Hanoi, Ha Nam, Nam Dinh, Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien - Hue, Da Nang, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Phu Yen, Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan, Binh Thuan, Dong Nai, and Ho Chi Minh City.

Ha Tinh will add Vung Ang station, which is a freight station that can pick up and drop off passengers, and is also a station connecting to the Mu Gia - Vung Ang railway line. Vung Ang is a large economic zone in the North Central region, so it is forecasted that the demand for passenger transport will be relatively large.

Binh Dinh and Binh Thuan provinces will add Bong Son station and Phan Ri station to serve operations during the exploitation process. According to the consultant's research, the passenger station arrangement plan of the line is similar to the Beijing - Shanghai railway line (length 1,318 km, design speed 380 km/h, arrangement of 24 stations).

4 component projects

The North-South high-speed railway project has a large length (1,541 km, of which 70% are bridge and tunnel works requiring complex design surveys). Therefore, to shorten the implementation time, mobilize maximum resources, and domestic contractors to participate in the implementation, the Government plans to divide it into 4 component projects and deploy them simultaneously.

Component project 1: the section from Ngoc Hoi station (Hanoi) to Vinh station (Nghe An) has a total length of about 281 km.

Component project 2: the section from Vinh station to Da Nang station has a total length of about 420 km.

Component project 3: the section from Da Nang station to Dien Khanh station (Khanh Hoa) has a total length of about 480 km.

Component project 4: the section from Dien Khanh station to Thu Thiem station (HCMC) has a total length of about 360 km.

Based on preliminary selection of technology, engineering, investment scale, and reference to investment rates of high-speed railway projects that have been and are being implemented in the world, the total project investment is initially determined to be about 67.34 billion USD.