According to the Vietnam Railway Administration, there will be some new railways added to the detailed railway planning in HCMC and neighboring provinces until 2020.

The railway connecting HCMC with Long Thanh Airport will start at Thu Thiem station planned in District 2 and run in parallel with HCMC-Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway.

With a length of over 37 kilometers, the railway will have 18 stations, with an elevated section of nearly 12 kilometers in HCMC.

Under the planning, a railway leading to Hiep Phuoc port will be built to transport goods. This railway will be 38 kilometers long and divided into two sections.

The first section will start at Long Dinh station in Long An Province’s Can Duoc District while the second one will begin at Hiep Phuoc port station and end at Long An port station in Can Giuoc District.

Besides, the planning also includes eight railways linking HCMC with neighboring provinces like Dong Nai, Binh Duong, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Long An and Tay Ninh.

These eight railways will need an estimated cost of VND341.3 trillion, equivalent to US$16.5 billion, sourced from official development assistance (ODA) loans, Government bonds, State budget and capital of enterprises.

The Vietnam Railway Administration is calling for investments from the private sector for four railway projects, including upgrade of the north-south railway, the Nam Ho Tay-Ngoc Khanh-Lang-Hoa Lac-Ba Vi railway, the Bien Hoa-Vung Tau railway, and the railway leading to Haiphong international port.

The total investment of these four projects mobilized from the private sector is estimated at VND170.63 trillion.