02:08, 01/08/2013

Nearly VND40b to upgrade North – South railway

VND39,873 billion is estimated to upgrade the North – South railway from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City with 1,726 kilometers...

VND39,873 billion is estimated to upgrade the North – South railway from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City with 1,726 kilometers.

After the upgrade, targeted figures are 80 – 90 km/h in average train speed, 25 couples of trains per day in capacity, 16.2 million passengers and 6.6 million tons of cargo till 2020.

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