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PSNews – Four new stations under a sub-project to upgrade the Nha Trang – Sai Gon railway section, which is part of the project to renovate and upgrade the Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City railway route, will be put into operation in July.

Vietnam Railway Corporation (VNR) has requested that the Ministry of Transport urgently invest 1.33 trillion VND (53.5 million USD) to upgrade the railway in the Hai Van Pass area due to the impact of typhoon Sonca in October.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has requested for an analysis on a proposal to move Vietnam Railways (VNR) under the umbrella of the Ministry of Transport following legal confusion that left the corporation with no budget for railway maintenance.

Vietnam Railway (VNR) has issued several preventative solutions in response to the increasing number of train accidents, with 27 train accidents left 17 people dead and 23 others injured in July 2019 alone.

Experts from the Republic of Korea (RoK) have recommended Vietnam develop a high-speed railway network with the track gauge of 1,435mm.

PSNews - Test runs of trains were conducted on the Cat Linh-Ha Dong elevated railway route in July, and passenger transportation will soon be piloted in August, in preparation for its official operation.

PSNews – Organizations and individuals were able to purchase train tickets for the upcoming Lunar New Year Festival (Tet) from October 15th at the Vietnam Railway website www.dsvn.vn or at railway stations, ticket offices and ticket agents of the Vietnam Railway.