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North-south high-speed railway to be built elevated, under tunnel

The new north-south high-speed railway connecting Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City over a distance of 1.545km is expected to run mainly on elevated sections and below ground to avoid creating more level crossings.
North-south high-speed railway to be built elevated, under tunnel ảnh 1Illustrative photo (Source: VNA)

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - The new north-southhigh-speed railway connecting Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City over a distance of1.545km is expected to run mainly on elevated sections and below ground toavoid creating more level crossings.

The plan was revealed in a draft pre-feasibilityreport conducted by joint venture consultant contractor TEDI-TRICC-TEDISOUTH.

The railway would avoid running through complexterrain and geological structures but still run close to major cities along theNorth-South corridor, the report said.

It is expected to have a total of 23 stations,including five main stations, and five depots, the Voice of Vietnam (VoV)online newspaper reported.

The consultants are now negotiating withlocalities to select suitable places to set up the stations and depots.

The consultants also advised that the technologyto operate the north-south high-speed railway should be a modern technology.

Representatives of the consultancy companiessaid the basic factor that made the difference between high-speed railway withnormal trains was the technology and signalling.

There are two trends in the world now. First,trains are operated by the push-pull technology used in France, Germany and theRepublic of Korea. Second, a train is run by the technology of distributedtraction, used in Japan and Taiwan.

In terms of railway signalling, many countriescurrently use track circuits. However, they are also studying automaticsignalling and train control systems based on radio information.

Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Ngoc Dongsaid the criteria to select which technology to use depending on what could bemastered locally.

The ministry will submit a report to theGovernment before submitting it to the National Assembly for approval.-VNS/VNA
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