On the afternoon of August 28, a delegation from the Ministry of Construction, led by Deputy Minister Nguyen Danh Huy, worked with Hai Phong City to review the railway alignment, road alignment and connection points to stations for preparing the Feasibility Study Report for the Lao Cai–Hanoi–Hai Phong railway project.
Receiving and working with the delegation were Le Anh Quan, Standing Vice Chairman of the Hai Phong City People’s Committee, Tran Van Quan, Vice Chairman of the City People’s Committee, and representatives of relevant departments, agencies and localities.
Under National Assembly Resolution No. 187/2025/QH15, the Lao Cai–Hanoi–Hai Phong railway investment and construction project aims to build a railway approximately 403.1 km long, including a 388.1 km main line and two 20.57 km branch lines passing through six provinces and cities: Lao Cai, Phu Tho, Hanoi, Bac Ninh, Hung Yen and Hai Phong. The design speed is 160 km/h for the main line and 80 km/h for the branch lines.
The section through Hai Phong is approximately 86.916 km long. The Nam Do Son branch is 13.205 km and the Dinh Vu branch is 4.391 km. The Hai Phong section is designed with 10 stations, including one district station (Nam Hai Phong Station), one intermediate station (South Hai Duong), five passing stations (Binh Giang, Tu Ky, Thanh Ha, South An Lao and South Dinh Vu), and three port-area stations (Lach Huyen Port, Dinh Vu Port and Nam Do Son Port).
At the session, the foreign consulting organisation reported its research results, with several changes from the previous pre-feasibility report. The main changes concern the location of South Hai Duong Station, the location of Nam Hai Phong Station and the alignment option for the Dinh Vu branch. The South Hai Duong–Nam Hai Phong section is 47.5 km long. Because the forecast transport volume on this section has increased significantly compared with the pre-feasibility option, the consultant proposed adding one passing station in the feasibility option to ensure capacity between the two stations. Binh Giang Station is less than 7 km from South Hai Duong Station. Based on the principle of concentrating freight, the proposal changes Binh Giang Station from a freight station into a passing station, concentrating freight handling at South Hai Duong Station.
Commenting on the Feasibility Study Report, leaders of the city’s departments and agencies said that Hai Phong had completed boundary demarcation for the main line, branch lines and stations. For secondary projects, 14 resettlement areas are being built, including 11 in western Hai Phong and three in eastern Hai Phong. The Hai Phong Department of Construction has approved one project in the east and aims to complete appraisal this September. In western Hai Phong, appraisal of five resettlement areas has been completed, with one area eligible for implementation.
After hearing the consultant’s presentation and comments from the departments and agencies, Le Anh Quan, Standing Vice Chairman of the City People’s Committee, and Deputy Minister Nguyen Danh Huy agreed on several matters to complete the Feasibility Study Report.
Accordingly, adjustments to the main and branch alignments will be limited because Hai Phong is essentially completing site clearance for the railway, including both the main line and branch lines. Any adjustment will arise only from specialised railway engineering requirements or further studies on planning, spatial planning and functional zoning.
Adjustments to the function and location of stations will also be limited, with deeper study focused on impacts on spatial architecture and the extent of site clearance. In particular, Nam Hai Phong Station will retain the previous option south of the Hanoi–Hai Phong Expressway; the construction of an elevated Dinh Vu Station will be considered to limit construction and future operating costs.
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