What does the Vietnamese railway system include? What is included in railway infrastructure assets in Vietnam?
- What does the Vietnamese railway system include?
- Who has the power to introduce and adjust the railway system?
- Who has the power to name railway lines and stations?
- What is included in railway infrastructure assets in Vietnam?
- Which agency is responsible for management of state-invested railway infrastructure assets?
What does the Vietnamese railway system include?
Pursuant to Clause 1, Article 10 of the 2017 Law on Railway Transport in Vietnam, Vietnamese railway system includes national railway, urban railway and dedicated railway, to be specific:
- National railway satisfies the transport demands of the country, each economic region and international transportation;
- Urban railway satisfies the transport demands of passengers in urban areas and surrounding areas;
- Dedicated railway satisfies the transport demands of each organization or individual.
What does the Vietnamese railway system include? What is included in railway infrastructure assets in Vietnam?
Who has the power to introduce and adjust the railway system?
Pursuant to the provisions of Clause 2, Article 10 of the 2017 Law on Railway Transport in Vietnam as follows:
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2. The power to introduce and adjust the railway system:
a) National railway or dedicated railway that is connected to the national railway shall be introduced and adjusted by the Minister of Transport; the urban railway that is connected to or shares the national railway shall be introduced and adjusted by the Minister of Transport after the agreement with the President of People’s Committee of the province which the urban railway passes through is reached.
b) Urban railway or dedicated railway that is not connected to the national railway shall be introduced or adjusted by the President of People’s Committee of province; in the cases where the urban railway or dedicated railway that is not connected to the national railway passes through 02 provinces or more, the Minister of Transport shall introduce and adjustment after receiving comments from the Presidents of People’s Committees of these provinces.
Thus, the power to introduce and adjust the railway system is prescribed as follows:
- National railway or dedicated railway that is connected to the national railway shall be introduced and adjusted by the Minister of Transport;
- The urban railway that is connected to or shares the national railway shall be introduced and adjusted by the Minister of Transport after the agreement with the President of People’s Committee of the province which the urban railway passes through is reached.
- Urban railway or dedicated railway that is not connected to the national railway shall be introduced or adjusted by the President of People’s Committee of province; in the cases where the urban railway or dedicated railway that is not connected to the national railway passes through 02 provinces or more, the Minister of Transport shall introduce and adjustment after receiving comments from the Presidents of People’s Committees of these provinces.
Who has the power to name railway lines and stations?
Pursuant to the provisions of Clause 3, Article 10 of the 2017 Law on Railway Transport in Vietnam, the power to name railway lines and stations; to decide inauguration of railway lines and stations; to cease operation and remove lines:
- The Government shall specify the naming of railway lines and stations and removal of railway lines and stations;
- The Minister of Transport shall decide inauguration of national railway lines and stations or cease their operation;
- The President of the People’s Committee shall decide inauguration of urban railway lines and stations or cease their operation;
- The investor shall decide on the inauguration of dedicated railway lines and stations in which he/she invested.
What is included in railway infrastructure assets in Vietnam?
Pursuant to the provisions of Clause 1, Article 11 of the 2017 Law on Railway Transport in Vietnam, railway infrastructure assets include:
- The railway infrastructure asset directly serving train operation includes railway works, work items or other auxiliary works directly serving train operation, passenger and cargo loading and unloading;
- The railway infrastructure asset not directly serving train operation is the railway infrastructure asset that is not subject to the above regulation.
Which agency is responsible for management of state-invested railway infrastructure assets?
Pursuant to the provisions of Clause 2, Article 11 of the 2017 Law on Railway Transport in Vietnam on the responsibility for management of state-invested railway infrastructure assets as follows:
- The Government shall act as a representative of the owner, perform uniform management of railway infrastructure assets in accordance with regulations of the law on management and use of public property;
- The Ministry of Transport shall perform tasks and exercise powers of the owner’s representative in respect of national railway infrastructure assets;
- The People’s Committee of province shall perform tasks and exercise powers of the representative of the owner in respect of urban railway infrastructure assets;
- Railway infrastructure enterprise shall use, operate and protect railway infrastructure asset that is allocated, leased out or transferred by the State in accordance with regulations of law.
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