State-run Vietnam Railways, the investor, has tasked Japan’s Tonichi Engineering Consultants Inc. and Hanoi-based Railway Construction and Investment Consultant JSC consulting firms to assess the US$33 billion railway plan in one month.
The 1,630-kilometer high-speed railway will be built with aid from Japan.
A section of the route between Hanoi and Vinh, a town in the central province of Nghe An, as well as a section between HCMC and Nha Trang in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa, are expected to become operational in 2020. The whole line is scheduled for completion in 2035.
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