Ho Chi Minh City should relocate railway station, convert rail corridor into elevated metro line: opinion
Ho Chi Minh City 12:41 07/07/2025In the heart of Ho Chi Minh City, a 14-kilometer rail line has become an enduring source of traffic congestion, so an expert has proposed relocating the railway station and converting the inner-city rail corridor into an elevated metro line to solve this problem.
THACO eyes metro line No. 2 in Ho Chi Minh City, rail link to Long Thanh airport
Ho Chi Minh City 15:05 01/07/2025Vietnamese conglomerate Truong Hai Group (THACO) has proposed a plan to study and invest in two major projects in Ho Chi Minh City, including the construction of metro line No. 2 and a railway linking the Thu Thiem urban area to the underway Long Thanh International Airport project in neighboring Dong Nai Province.
Vietnamese legislature approves multiple incentives to attract investors in railway sector
Vietnam News 11:49 27/06/2025Vietnam’s law-making National Assembly (NA) has passed an amended Railway Law that paves the way for sweeping incentives aimed at encouraging private investment in the country’s rail sector.
Train station employee in central Vietnam returns $2,200 left behind by passenger
Vietnam News 11:50 09/06/2025Station staff in Quang Ngai Province, central Vietnam on Sunday found and returned a backpack containing US$2,200 that had been accidentally left behind by a female passenger traveling to Ho Chi Minh City.
Vietnam–China passenger trains resume after five-year suspension
Vietnam News 13:02 23/05/2025Vietnam Railways Corporation has announced the official resumption of international passenger train services between Vietnam and China beginning Sunday, marking the end of a five-year pause caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
VinSpeed registers $60bn investment in Vietnam’s North-South high-speed rail
Vietnam News 13:07 15/05/2025VinSpeed High-Speed Rail Investment and Development JSC, a newly established company under Vietnam’s richest billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong, officially announced on Wednesday its registration to invest in the North–South high-speed railway project, with a proposed total investment of over US$60 billion.
Vietnam approves $8bn railway project linking with China
Vietnam News 12:34 19/02/2025The government plans to secure loans from China to partially fund the project
Vietnam introduces new tourist train linking Hue to Da Nang
Travel 17:08 27/03/2024The new route combines transportation and tourism services
Railway firm urges patrols after reckless crashes at train crossings in southern Vietnam
Vietnam News 13:05 07/02/2024One tragic incident in Dong Nai Province resulted in two fatalities
Truck-train collision in Hanoi injures 1, interrupts railway route for 2.5 hours
Vietnam News 09:26 29/01/2023A railway guard was sent to hospital sustaining injuries after the crash
Construction workers install final rail section on Ho Chi Minh City’s first metro route
Vietnam News 11:35 12/11/2021Ho Chi Minh City’s metro line No. 1 is about 88 percent complete
Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City railway service open to public following COVID-19 hiatus
Vietnam News 16:42 14/10/2021The railway route reopened with the operation of SE5 and SE8 trains on Wednesday
