Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke has called on ASEAN member states to keep pushing for improved integration by linking up railway network to achieve greater free flow of goods in the region.
The city of Hanoi has recently outlined the preliminary investment needs for research to complete the urban railway network, contributing to the reduction of current urban traffic congestion.
Consulting agencies have proposed orientations for promoting the capacity of 16 important railway stations nationwide to meet freight transportation demand.
The railway network connecting economic hubs and seaports needs to be designed as the key arteries of the economy, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha said at a meeting with the Ministry of Transport and relevant departments on March 2.
Vietnam will add 18 new routes, 1,528km in total length, to its national railway network by 2050, according to a draft planning for the 2021 – 2030 period, with a vision towards 2050.
Apart from upgrading existing railway routes, an array of new routes are set to be built to promote economic development under the railway planning for the 2021 - 2030 period.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will fund 1.5 billion USD to buld a rail line that will connect Cox's Bazaar, Bangladesh's southeastern beach resort, to neighbouring Myanmar.
