Regulations on removal of national railway lines and stations of Vietnam

According to Decree No. 56/2018/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, application for removal of a national railway line/station and the power to permit the removal thereof are prescribed as follows:

An application for removal of a national railway line/station consists of:

- An application form (Form No. 01 in the Appendix 1 hereof);

- Documents concerning the national railway line/station removal project;

- Assenting opinions of the People’s Committee of the province where the national railway line or station that is requested to be removed is available;

- Opinions of organizations related to the national railway line or station that is requested to be removed;

- A railway line/station development planning approved by the competent authority related to the national railway line or station that is requested to be removed.

Competence:

- The Ministry of Transport shall prepare and submit applications for removal of national railway lines/stations to the Prime Minister for decision; take charge of removing national railway lines/stations after obtaining the decision from the Prime Minister.

- The People’s Committees at all levels where the national railway lines/stations that need removing are available and railway infrastructure enterprises shall cooperate with the Ministry of Transport in removing national railway lines/stations.

- The decision on removal of railway lines/stations is provided in the Form No. 02 in the Appendix 1 hereof.

Decree No. 56/2018/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government takes effect from July 01, 2018.

-Thao Uyen-

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