Rail transport market share shrinking

The railway passenger transport market share has gradually dropped in recent years, according to the Ministry of Transport (MoT).
Rail transport market share shrinking ảnh 1The market share of rail transport in the entire transport industry accounted for more than 29% in the 1980s. (Photo: VietnamPlus)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) -  Therailway passenger transport market share has gradually dropped in recentyears, according to the Ministry of Transport (MoT).

The ministry estimated that in the 1980s, the market share of rail transport inthe entire transport industry accounted for more than 29%. However, in recent years, with well-invested road and seaportsystems and the strongly developed aviation sector, the competitiveness of railtransport has decreased, leading to a decline in rail transport in terms ofvolume, market share, and revenue.

Regarding market share, the railway's share of passenger and freight transporthas declined from 2010 to the present.

The market share of railway passenger transport accounted for 0.48% of thetotal number of passengers in the entire transport industry in 2010. Thisnumber was only 0.16% by 2019, 0.12% last year, and 0.15% in the first eightmonths of this year.

The quality of infrastructure, outdated rail transport technology, and theability to connect rail transport with other modes of transport are stillinadequate, said the MoT.
Previously, the Vietnam Railway Corporation (VNR) achieved a totalconsolidated revenue of more than 7.72 trillion VND (321.6 million USD), with aloss after tax of 130 billion VND last year. Of this, the parent company'safter-tax loss was 200 billion VND.

VNR is expected to achieve a total revenue of over 6.15 trillion VND this year,with a consolidated loss after tax of about 55 billion VND.

Meanwhile, the Commission for the Management of State Capital at Enterpriseshas assigned the parent company - VNR, an after-tax profit target of 3 billionVND for this year.

Recently, the committee submitted the VNR Restructuring Project for the 2021-2025period to the Government for consideration and approval.

The VNR transported more than 1.7 million passengers and 1 million tonnes ofgoods, generating revenue of more than 2.8 trillion VND in the first eightmonths of this year.

Data from VNR shows that revenue from sales and service provision of the parentcompany (excluding public services) reached more than 1.1 trillion VND by theend of July, an increase of 5% over the same period last year.
VNR's total consolidated revenue reached more than 3.7 trillionVND, an increase of more than 17%, including over 1.4 trillion VND in revenuefrom state railway management and maintenance orders./.
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