Laos-Vietnam Railway
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| Route length: | 555 km | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Top speed: | 150 km / h | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The Laos-Vietnam Railway , also Vientiane – Vung Ang Railway or A3 Rail Project 'Railway Project A3' , is a planned railway line , the Vientiane , the capital of Laos over the Mu-Gia-Pass with the port Vung Ang in the province Hà Tĩnh of Vietnam is supposed to connect.
history
The Vientiane – Vung Ang line would not only connect the capital Vientiane with a seaport, but also connect the China-Laos Railway to this seaport. In 2015, a feasibility study was started, which was supported with 3 million US dollars by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA). Laotian, Vietnamese and South Korean experts conducted the study and completed it in late 2017. She concluded that the railroad was a viable project and that the project was worth pursuing. The planned route is 554.72 km long, 102.7 km of which will be on Vietnamese soil. The study recommends building the line for a maximum speed of 150 km / h. Construction costs of US $ 5.062 billion are expected, of which the Vietnamese part is said to amount to US $ 1.5 billion, which would be borne by the national budget of Vietnam. South Korea proposes a public-private partnership (PPP) for the implementation of the project.
Even before the feasibility study was completed, the governments of Laos and Vietnam signed a letter of intent to build the railway line in April 2017 . The act took place during the visit of the Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc to Laos. The financing of the railway line has not yet been clarified. It is part of a framework agreement between the two countries that will run until 2030, which will also include the construction of the Vientiane-Hanoi expressway . This motorway is intended to connect the capitals of both countries.
The Laos-Vietnam Railway is part of a government project of Laos to build six new railway lines to give the landlocked country better access to world trade. In particular, better connections with the member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are to be created. The routes are:
- Nong Khai – Thanaleng railway line (in operation since 2009)
- China-Laos Railway (under construction)
- Savannakhet Lao Bao Railway (under construction), the access to the Vietnamese port Đông Hà should create
- Laos-Vietnam Railway, the subject of this article
- Railway line Thakhek – Savannakhet – Pakse – Vang Tao , which is to connect Thakhek with the Thai border
- Pakse – Veun Kham railway line , which will connect to the border with Cambodia .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Feasibility Study Says Laos-Vietnam Railway Doable. Retrieved November 5, 2018 (American English).
- ↑ Railway from Lao capital to Vietnamese seaport to cost over 5 bln USD. Retrieved November 6, 2018 .
- ^ Vientiane - Vung Ang railway project needs more than US $ 5 bilion . In: SGGP English Edition . May 6, 2018 ( org.vn [accessed November 6, 2018]).
- ^ Vientiane - Vung Ang railway needs over $ 5 billion. In: Vietnam-Net. May 6, 2018, accessed November 3, 2018 .
- ^ Laos: Plans gather steam for railway linking Vientiane to Vietnamese seaport. ASEAN Economic Community Strategy Center, May 18, 2017, accessed November 6, 2018 (American English).
- ^ Vientiane-Vung Ang Railway To Cost More Than US $ 5 billion. In: Vientiane Times. May 8, 2018, Retrieved November 6, 2018 (American English).
- ↑ Land locked Laos cranks up rail plans . In: The Nation . August 30, 2017 ( pressreader.com ).