Recently, the Government has agreed in principle to split the project on high-Hanoi railway, the Ngoc Hoi - Yen Vien into two separate investment projects in two phases.
Accordingly, phase 1, will build the Giap Bat - Gia Lam with a total investment 19,553 billion.

On 31 thirds came here, in Tokyo, representing the Bank of Japan International Cooperation (JBIC) and the Ministry of Finance of Vietnam will officially sign agreement for loans to survey and technical design for railway project high Hanoi, the Giap Bat - Gia Lam.

Currently, the Management Board of the railway projects are rushing to complete preparation work to implement the project on just one quarter to.

MA Tran Van Luc, Director of Project Management Board Railway (Railway Corporation) has just had a talk around this issue with the press.

20,000 billion total investment

If approved by the government, the railway project will be higher Hanoi implementation specific how, sir?

In 1998, the Prime Minister has approved the overall plan to develop the capital Hanoi 2020. Accordingly, Hanoi will have eight line transport. In particular, the railway high Ngoc Hoi - Yen Vien is online and is the No. 1 line was particularly noted.

Railway on the high Yen Vien - Ha Noi - Giap Bat - Van Dien - Ngoc total length of 28 km, will take over two large bridges and the Long Bien Duong. Basically, the railway is still high on the heart to the old railway.

But in the first period, we will focus on building online Giap Bat - Gia Lam with a length of 15.36 km to 10.57 km to 4.79 km high and go on the ground. On this route we will build nine new stations and improvements in Left ga Gia Lam.

Among them, there are four large gas Ngoc Hoi, Giap Bat, Hanoi. Gia Lam station will not only reserved for the urban railway station which is common to all national railway.

This will be the center of the passenger flow north-south train and the train from the provinces to the north. The small station such as Phuong Liet, Bach Mai, Thong Nhat Park, Phung Hung ... the point is to welcome guests in the inner city.

As expected, the project will officially start from April 2008 and ended in 2017 with a total investment nearly 20,000 billion VND. However, in the implementation process we will try to shorten the time to complete the works in 2015.

General trend of the underground world of public works goods. This does not contradict it in the Hanoi railway scheme on high?

This is the question many people have concerns. However, before we have implemented a lot of research on this issue.

While the inner city railway line, but the railway is also very effectively contribute to the national railway. In other countries, the national railway are never the same popular works.

In addition, also need to calculate the cost issue. According to estimates, if the cost of the railway on the ground is one, the cost of railways is 2.5 to 3 times higher. Meanwhile, costs for underground railway Left fold to 8-9 times.

When railway construction on the high, the project had nothing to measure the problem landscape and noise pollution?

Landscape right problem is a problem unsolvable for most projects on the high rail. Also on environmental issues, we have established environmental impact assessment and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment through.

When put into operation we will use the self-run electric locomotives. Noise will be reduced very much when we apply technology welded rail lines and associated road protecting. Passengers and households around will not be affected by noise when the railway operation.

Biggest obstacle: clearance

Railway will pass through these districts and how many households will be relocated to serve the project?

With a total length of the first phase, the project will pass through seven districts of Hanoi city, 1116 households will have to leave. As expected, the total cost of clearance up to 3,000 billion.

Sub-projects will be left di Hanoi traffic for the local implementation to ensure the safety corridor to reach about 5 meters. Except the special position than can be 3 m, but not be granted planning permission to build the works solidly around.

When you go into mining, he said that the railway will bring high advantages for urban people do?

Train with 27 carriages, including 3, the capacity of the line will transport about 150,000 passengers a day. As expected, every four minutes will be a trip, this will contribute not less to solve the needs of people traveling.

In addition, by running on high, would restrict the points intersects the level to cause accidents and traffic congestion. This not only contributes to environmental protection but also change the travel habits of urban people.

What are the difficulties of the Management Board of the implementation of the project is high on the railway?

This is one of the highest railway in the first in Vietnam, so the implementation process we must find out and learn.

Addition, the work clearance is the biggest obstacle for us. If progress is not made freeing the plan, e that the duration of the project will be extended.