Da Nang moves forward with railway plan

The central city of Da Nang has started a pre-feasibility study to relocate its railway station and redevelop the space with an urban project at a total cost of 15.44 trillion VND (683.2 million USD).
Da Nang moves forward with railway plan ảnh 1Da Nang’s downtown railway station (Photo: VNA)
 
DaNang (VNA) - The central city of Da Nang has started apre-feasibility study to relocate its railway station and redevelop thespace with an urban project at a total cost of 15.44 trillion VND (683.2million USD).

Chairman of the municipal People's Committee Huynh Duc Tho announced the plan after a meeting with thecity’s relevant agencies, departments and representatives of the World Bank andAsia Development Bank (ADB).

Thosaid the project would be a crucial part of dealing with the city’s trafficcongestion and ​give a face-lift for the city in the future.

Asscheduled, the new railway station will be built in Lien Chieu district on aspace of 43.1ha, with a new 18.21km rail line and an improvement of 7km of oldtrack, as well as a new 80.1ha cargo station on the site of the current Kim Lienstation.

Theremoval project also covers an upgraded Le Trach cargo station on 9.6ha, a newbridge for trains spanning the Cu De River, and five-lane flyover at theroad-railway crossing.

Therailway station removal, which costs nearly 5.8 trillion VND (257 million USD),has been included in the city’s Master Plan for 2030 with a vision to 2050.

Thecity is also planning an urban redevelopment project with synchronised publictransport routes connecting to the new railway station, with total investmentof 9.677 trillion VND (428.2 million USD).

Asplanned, the new railway station will help link the key North-South railwaysystem with the on-going construction Da Nang-Quang Ngai Expressway, theEast-West Economic Corridor and Vietnam-trans road transport – the NationalHighway No 1 – and new Lien Chieu deep sea cargo port.

Accordingto the Da Nang railway station management board, the station, which was builtin 1902 in the city’s downtown Hai Phong street, was not able to handle therising number of train passengers travelling to the city.

Around20 trains arrive, depart and pass through the station daily, carrying about75,000 people to the city.

Thecentral city, situated at the end of the East-West Economic Corridor, whichlinks Laos, Thailand, Myanmar and Vietnam, plays an important role as alogistical centre for the coastal central and Central Highlands regions.

Therailway removal project is part of a strategy to develop Da Nang as a greencity by 2025, and an economic hub and driving force for boosting development ofthe central and Central Highlands regions.

Underthe adjustment plan, the city will develop public transport with 15 bus routes,eight Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) routes and three metro routes, which aim toreduce carbon emissions, as well as address overcrowding and trafficcongestion.

Lastyear, the Government issued special regulations concerning Da Nang’sinvestment, budgetary status and decentralisation.-VNA
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