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The Ministry of Construction has just submitted to the National Assembly for consideration and approval of adjusting the investment policy of the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway project, which proposes to adjust the scale and scope of some route sections to suit the planning, transport needs and actual conditions. Download Route direction passing through Hanoi City and Bac Ninh province - Photo: Land Project Management Board According to Mr. Chu Van Tuan, Deputy Director of the Railway Project Management Board (Ministry of Construction), the adjusted contents of the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway project focus on items that are important to the exploitation, connectivity and long-term efficiency of the entire route. Adding the Yen Vien - Gia Lam section, renovating Gia Lam station One of the notable contents is to add a section of Yen Vien - Gia Lam line about 8.4km long and renovate Gia Lam station. According to the Railway Network Planning for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050, Gia Lam station is determined to be the major passenger station in the North of Hanoi city, replacing the previous Yen Vien station. This station will combine urban railways and national railways, connecting 5 national railway lines and 3 urban railway lines. The addition of the line section aims to increase connectivity with the Hanoi urban railway network, creating convenience for passengers and meeting increasing transport needs. It is forecast that by 2035, the route will need to operate about 46 pairs of passenger trains/day and night, exceeding the capacity of a single line. Therefore, investing in a double road from the beginning is considered necessary. The Yen Vien - Gia Lam section is located in the inner city area, with limited land fund and difficult site clearance work. If you only invest in a single road and expand it later, the construction process may affect traffic and other works and projects in the area. According to calculations, investing in the line section and renovating Gia Lam station right in the project will help shorten the travel time to and from the station from the central area by about 8 minutes, bringing economic benefits of about 10.5 billion VND/year, while also creating conditions for reconstruction and urban development of Gia Lam station area according to the TOD model. Investment costs for the category. This increase is about 21,605 billion VND, including 7,759 billion VND in construction costs and 13,846 billion VND in site clearance. Investing in double tracks from the beginning, saving costs Another important adjustment is changing the scale of the section from Bac Hong station to Hai Phong station. Instead of building a single track and reserve for the double track phase, the new plan proposes to invest in a double track from the beginning, in accordance with the planning orientation of the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong route. RELATED NEWS Proposal to increase more than 86 trillion VND for the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway project Establishing a Council to appraise the adjusted pre-feasibility study report of the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway project Urgently clear the site of the railway project Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai PhongForecasts show that by 2045, the single line will be at full capacity. If you invest in a single track first, by 2041 you will have to upgrade to a double track, which means additional investment procedures must be implemented soon. Meanwhile, some areas on the route have specific conditions, making investment in two phases potentially risky. At the Yen Thuong section to the intersection with the Hanoi - Quang Ninh high-speed railway, the land fund is limited and there are many overlapping items. The Lac Dao - South Hai Phong section passes through an area with thick weak soil layer; If the second road is constructed after the first road has been exploited, the risk of subsidence, affecting safety and operation is noteworthy. Although the initial single road investment has a lower cost of about 6,690 billion VND, overall, the one-time double road investment is calculated to save about 12,580 billion VND. This option allows the construction of double bridges instead of two single bridges, without having to invest in two additional technical stations, Kim Son and Quoc Tuan, while reducing the need for land use by about 115 hectares. Investing in double lines also improves throughput capacity, increases flexibility in train organization and increases travel speed from about 95 km/h to 120 km/h, bringing economic benefits estimated at about 50 billion VND/year. For the branch line connecting Nam Do port Son, the Ministry of Construction proposed to link the investment progress of the railway line with the investment progress of the Nam Do Son wharf area. According to the assessment, the location, scale and investment plan of the port still depends on the results of research on Van Uc river estuary management, while up to now, Hai Phong has not had an investor for Nam Do Son port. Therefore, Hai Phong City Peoples Committee is proposed to be responsible for mobilizing resources and investment efficiency; The Ministry of Construction organized the implementation of a branch line connecting Hai Phong South station with the wharf area in synchronization with the port investment progress, to avoid scattered and wasteful investment. Improved socio-economic efficiency After adjustment, the indicators to evaluate the economic efficiency of the project have all improved. Economic net present value (ENPV) reached 51,936 billion VND, compared to 31,044 billion VND; economic internal rate of return (EIRR) reached 11.33%, compared to 10.64%; The benefit/cost (B/C) index reached 1.22, compared to 1.10 in the approved pre-feasibility study report. The project is expected to create jobs for about 141,200 workers, of which about 130,000 direct workers during the construction phase; At the same time, it creates a spillover effect, promoting soc
