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Rail Opportunities: Vietnam
Rail News:
Date: 14/09/2025
Viet Nam taps global expertise to develop high-speed railway
Embarking on the North–South high-speed rail project, Viet Nam is drawing on international practices and advanced technologies to ensure the success of the unprecedented project.
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Date: 12/09/2025
All you need to know about Hanoi's new double-decker train
This new train has done its inaugural journey last week. It is a beautiful double-decker train outfitted with historic-style decor. It offers a roundtrip between Hanoi and Bac Ninh. Surely a project that will draw many tourists.
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Date:10/09/2025
HCM City seeks Mastercard support for 'one-tap' public transport payments
People’s Committee of HCM City Bui Xuan Cuong has called on Mastercard to continue accompanying the city in its efforts to equip 100 per cent of public transport vehicles with payment terminals.
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Date: 23/08/2025
High-speed rail from downtown HCMC to outlying Can Gio to break ground in Nov
The high-speed rail linking downtown Ho Chi Minh City with the outlying former Can Gio district in southern Vietnam is set to start construction in November, with completion expected 30 months later.
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Date: 29/07/2025
Hoa Phat Group Partners with Germany's SMS Group for Rail Production
Hoa Phat and Germany's SMS Group to build a $400M rail plant in Vietnam.
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Date: 14/09/2025
High speed rail standards urged to be completed by October
The Prime Minister, Permanent Government members have asked relevant parties, to swiftly finalise Vietnamese standards and regulations for high-speed railways, by referencing and adopting international standards.
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Date: 11/09/2025
Da Nang – Hoi An Metro Line
Deo Ca said that the metro line connecting the beach city of Danang to the UNESCO-listed ancient town of Hoi An will be developed under the public-private partnership (PPP) model combined with transit-oriented development (TOD).
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Date: 06/09/2025
Hanoi gives green light to fifth metro line Van Cao-Hoa Lac
Vietnam's capital city of Hanoi has approved a plan to build the Metro Line No. 5, connecting Van Cao with Hoa Lac.
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Date: 11/08/2025
Consortium proposes $2.48 bln metro line linking HCMC to Long Thanh airport
Hoa Phat and Germany's SMS Group to build a $400M rail plant in Vietnam.
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Date: 28/07/2025
Timeline of Vietnam's North-South high-speed railway project
The Vietnamese government plans to begin construction of the North-South high-speed railway in December 2026, with completion targeted for 2035.
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Main Railway Construction Projects in Vietnam Investment Volume in billions of US$