Contents of control of railway transport in Vietnam

According to guidance of Circular No. 24/2018/TT-BGTVT of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam, contents of control of railway transport include:

1. Establish, allocate and publish the timetable as below:

- Establish, allocate and publish the timetable;

- Where necessary, adjust the timetable in accordance with regulations in this Circular.

2. Arrange the railway transport in a concentrated and consistent manner, ensure the flow and safety of traffic in compliance with the published timetable, regulations on railway signaling and rules and train operation order as follows:

- Arrange the pick-up, storing, dissolution, formation and shunting of the train;

- Arrange the train shunting serving the loading and unloading of cargo;

- Arrange the train operation and train shunting serving the construction and repair of railway infrastructure;

- Control the railway transport on national railways in connection with the railway transport control applied to dedicated railways connected to national railways.

3. Command to handle emergency or extraordinary issues occurring on the railways as below:

- Mobilize human resources, vehicles and equipments of the railway transport traders and arrange the train operation or train shunting serving the works of rescuing when traffic accidents occur on the railway;

- Adjust the route of train running on each section, line of railways for the purpose of recover the timetable in the shortest time after such accidents;

- Analyze to find causes and propose methods for preventing traffic accidents or incidents on railways;

- Temporarily suspend the train operation when discovering a risk to the railway transport safety.

4. Receive and gather all information regarding the works of railway transport control including:

- Information on passengers, cargo, accidents, incidents, construction or repair of the railway infrastructure;

- Information on the actual route of the train running on the railway line;

- Information on the use of locomotives and coaches.

5. Cooperate with international railway organizations in controlling railway transport as follows:

- Preside over and cooperate in controlling railway transport regarding the arrangement of trains running on international railways at blocks and bordering stations under management of Vietnam Railway Authority;

- Preside over and cooperate in controlling railway transport when foreign forces and railway vehicles enter Vietnam to assist in the work of searching and rescuing.

6. Store the data with regard to the work of railway transport control as required by laws.

View more contents at Circular No. 24/2018/TT-BGTVT of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam effective from July 01, 2018.

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