The Ministry of Transport has been tasked with coordinating with relevant ministries, sectors and localities in considering and handling recommendations of the Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR) on how to better the capacity of international railway transport serving import and export activities.

The Ministry of Transport has requested the Vietnam Railway Authority and the Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR) to take immediate measures to ensure safety of Long Bien Bridge in Hanoi after the collapse of two concrete floor tiles on the bridge in May.

Statistics from Hanoi Metro company show that, from its first day of commercial operation in November last year to May 26, more than 3.1 million passengers have used the Cat Linh-Ha Dong 2A line.

VOV.VN - Coffee shops situated along the railway line in Hanoi have resumed business activities after more than two years of closure due to the national COVID-19 fight.

The Vietage, a high-end tourist railway carriage, will be reopened to travellers on the route between Da Nang city and Quy Nhon city of Binh Dinh province from April 1, according to the Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR).

Construction of a railway linking Vientiane with the Vung Ang seaport in Vietnam’s central Ha Tinh province is expected to begin in November, the Vientiane Times reported, quoting an investor involved in the project.

The government of Hanoi has approved the municipal transport authority’s plan to offer a public bicycle-sharing service in five inner-city districts in the capital city.

International railway freight transport between Vietnam and Europe along the route through China, Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus and Poland to Germany and Western European countries is likely to be affected if railways from Poland to Belarus stop operation.

VOV.VN - Two more trains of the Ho Chi Minh City’s Metro Line No.1 (Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien) are set to arrive in Khanh Hoi port in the southern city on March 11, according to the HCM City Urban Railway Management Board.

VOV.VN - The World Bank (WB) is ready to assist the capital in implementing its urban transport development and infrastructure projects, especially with regard to the urban railway system.