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Da Lat- Thap Cham railway’s restoration to be completed by 2030

The Central Highlands province of Lam Dong has targeted to complete the restoration of the Da Lat –Thap Cham railway and put it into operation by 2030.
Da Lat- Thap Cham railway’s restoration to be completed by 2030 ảnh 1Part of Da Lat railway station. (Photo: baolamdong.vn)

Lam Dong (VNA) – The Central Highlands province of LamDong has targeted to complete the restoration of the Da Lat –Thap Cham railway andput it into operation by 2030.

This is part of the province’s newly-approved railway developmentplan until 2030, with a vision to 2045.

Early this year, the Bach Dang Hotel Service - Trading Joint StockCompany submitted to the Ministry of Transport a draft pre-feasibility studyreport of the project to restore the Thap Cham - Da Lat railway line under thecontract of Public-Private Partnership (PPP).

According to thereport, the Thap Cham - Da Lat railway routeruns through Phan Rang city, Ninh Son district (Ninh Thuan province) toDa Lat city via Don Duong district (Lam Dong province). The 83-kmrailway line is more than 83km long, with 16 stations. The project isexpectedto be carried out from January 2025 to June 2029.

The project has two components, including the restoration of the76-km line from Thap Cham Station (Ninh Thuan) to Trai Mat Station (Da Lat - LamDong) with bridges, tunnels, and stations to be restored or built. The secondcomponent is to upgrade the section from Trai Mat Station to Da Lat Stationwhich is currently being exploited.

According to the pre-feasibility report, the total preliminaryinvestment is about 28.98 trillion VND (1.21 billion USD), including 2.16trillion VND from State’s budget.

The railway between Da Lat and Thap Cham is one of therare serrated railways in the world, which is referred to as the legendaryrailway of Asia. Built in 24 years from 1908 to 1932, with its length of 84km,the railway once played an important part in the economic development of DaLat, especially in tourism.

Before 1975, the route was totallydamaged due to war in Vietnam, and most the rails, locomotives andtrain carriages were dismantled and used for other purposes.

In1991, a 7-km section of the route was restored to serve tourism by thetourism sector in coordination with the Vietnam Railway. The service,running from Da Lat to Trai Mat (also in Da Lat city), attracts hundredsof visitors each day./.

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