This list enumerates railway lines in Vietnam. The Vietnamese railway system is owned and primarily operated by the state-owned Vietnam Railways ( vi, Đường sắt Việt Nam), although private railway companies also offer special service to key destinations. Its principal route is the

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line running between

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and Ho Chi Minh City; as of 2007, 85% of the network's passenger volume and 60% of its cargo volume is transported along this line. Besides this one, the system includes lines connecting Hanoi to the

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, to surrounding cities such as

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and Hạ Long. Most existing Vietnamese railway lines use metre gauge, although standard gauge (used in China) and

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are used northeast of Hanoi. As of 2005, approximately of track was in use throughout Vietnam— meter gauge, standard gauge and mixed gauge. As of 2005, there were 278 stations on the Vietnamese railway network, 191 of which are located along the North-South Railway line. New railway lines have been proposed for construction, such as the high-speed North–South express railway connecting Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, which would reduce travel times from 30 hours to 6 hours. Other proposals aim to restore or completely rebuild previously existing lines that fell into disuse after the

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, such as the Da Lat–Thap Cham line, which now serves only to ferry tourists between Đà Lạt and the nearby village of Trại Mát. International links to

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and Laos are also under consideration.

Current lines

Proposed lines

Several railway lines have been proposed for construction in Vietnam in recent years. The largest such project is the high-speed North–South express railway connecting

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and Ho Chi Minh City, valued at approximately US$56 billion. Due to its cost, plans for the line are currently on hold pending further study of the project. Other projects involve the restoration of previously existing lines, such as the

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– Tháp Chàm line and the Ho Chi Minh City– Lộc Ninh, both of which were originally built in the 1930s, but fell into disuse after decades of war. The Ho Chi Minh City–Loc Ninh line, along with a new Mu Gia– Vung Ang line, would permit new international railway links to

and Laos, respectively. The metric lines are able to speeds up to 140km/h (130km/h used in Taiwan metric railways), and 160km/h with pendular trains (done in New Zealand), depending on curve radius and maintenance.

Defunct lines

Notes and references

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External links

Official Website of Vietnam Railways

Ministry of Transport, Vietnam
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Current lines

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Defunct lines

See also

Notes and references

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