After analyzing three of the world’s most advanced high-speed railways – Japan’s Shinkansen, France’s TGV and Germany’s ICE – the experts suggested following the Shinkansen “bullet-train” model.

The 1,555 kilometer-long route, with 27 stations, will begin at Hanoi Station and end at Hoa Hung Station in HCMC. Trains on the new line will travel at speeds up to 350 km per hour.

A section of the route between Hanoi and Vinh, a town in the central province of Nghe An, as well as a section between HCMC and Nha Trang in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa, are both expected to come online in 2020. The whole line is scheduled for completion in 2035.

Source: VNA