The national railway system will be developed to handle 11.8 million tonnes of cargo and 21.5 million passengers by 2030. (Photo: VNA) The Consulting Centre for TransportDevelopment Investment (CCTDI) and the Transport Investment and ConstructionConsiltatnt JSC (TRICC) have completed a baseline report suggesting orientationsfor developing some important railway stations.
Theysaid the national railway network master plan for 2021 - 2030 with a vision to2050 targets that the national railway system will be capable of handling 11.8 milliontonnes of cargo and 21.5 million passengers, respectively rising 2.3- and2.7-fold from the figures in 2019.
To that end, aside from renovating andupgrading existing stations and building new facilities, it is necessary to enhancethe capacity of the national-level stations, especially those in cities, centralstations, and the ones linking with other countries.
Among those stations, freight onesmust be connected with roads able to serve heavy-duty trucks and have spacereserved for long-term development.
Passenger stations must be well-connectedwith urban public transport and personal vehicle use, and have sufficient land reservedfor services and conveniences to attract and serve passengers. Thetransit-oriented development (TOD) model could be applied to those stations,the consulting units suggested.
The16 stations they proposed development orientations for are located along four busyrailway routes, namely the Hanoi - Dong Dang (Lang Son province) and Hanoi - HoChi Minh City routes along the North - South corridor, and the Hanoi - Hai Phongand Hanoi - Lao Cai routes along the East - West corridor.
They comprise three stations along Hanoi- Dong Dang, four along Hanoi - Lao Cai, eight along Hanoi - HCM City, and onealong Hanoi - Hai Phong./.
VNA
