Development orientations suggested for 16 important railway stations
Consulting agencies have proposed orientations for promoting the capacity of 16 important railway stations nationwide to meet freight transportation demand.
The national railway system will be developed to handle 11.8 million tonnes of cargo and 21.5 million passengers by 2030. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Consulting agencieshave proposed orientations for promoting the capacity of 16 important railwaystations nationwide to meet freight transportation demand.
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./.
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The national railway system will be developed to handle 11.8 million tonnes of cargo and 21.5 million passengers by 2030. (Photo: VNA) 
