Yen Vien-Lao Cai Railway Upgrading Project

railway

Distance

Unknown
new
– km
rehabilitated
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existing
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Cost

$157.5m
$157,500,000

operational

2016

Objective

The Project will develop a safe, efficient, and environmentally sustainable railway transport system in the northwest region of Viet Nam, enhance connectivity with the PRC through the Kunming-Hai Phong transport corridor, and assist with institutional reform of the railway subsector.

Description

The Project is designed to promote sustainable economic growth by rehabilitating 285 kilometers of railway line from Yen Vien station in the the northern suburbs of Hanoi to Lao Cai on the border with the People's Republic of China (the PRC)

Finance

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$60m loan
Asian Development Bank
Bank
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$40m loan
French Development Agency
Development bank
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$37.5m loan
Government of France
Government
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$20m investment
Government of Viet Nam
Government

Operators

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