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Hanoi to ask for WB’s help with design of national railway station

The Hanoi Department of Transport has proposed the municipal People’s Committee ask for the World Bank (WB)’s assistance in the technical design of the general layout for the Ngoc Hoi national railway station complex.
Hanoi to ask for WB’s help with design of national railway station ảnh 1A graphic design of the Ngoc Hoi railway station complex.
Hanoi (VNA) – The Hanoi Department of Transport has proposed themunicipal People’s Committee ask for the World Bank (WB)’s assistance in the technicaldesign of the general layout for the Ngoc Hoi national railway station complex.

The Hanoi departmentcoordinated with the Planning and Investment Department under the Ministry of Transportand the Vietnam Railway Authority to work out a preliminary design on thegeneral layout of this station, which will be located in the suburbs of Hanoi.

Assistancefrom the WB is essential for completing the design, the municipal TransportDepartment said, noting that the WB is highly interested in and supports this technicalassistance project.

A draftgeneral layout study has been completed by WB specialists. To take thenext steps, the WB needs official proposals from the municipal People’sCommittee and the Ministry of Transport. Therefore, the administration of Hanoishould send the proposal early, according to the local department.

The NgocHoi station complex already had its detailed plan at a scale of 1:500 approvedby the Hanoi People’s Committee.

In therailway network master plan for the 2021-2030 period with a vision to 2050,national rail routes will not traverse the centre of Hanoi.

The NgocHoi station complex, covering about 171ha, will serve as the starting point ofhigh-speed railway lines and the Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City national rail route,and also as a depot of urban railways in the capital city./.
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