Amendments to dossier of connecting railway routes from September 1, 2023 in Vietnam

Amendments to dossier of connecting railway routes from September 1, 2023 in Vietnam

Dossier of connecting railway routes in Clause 1, Article 9 of Circular 26/2018/TT-BGTVT has been amended in Circular 11/2023/TT-BGTVT, including:

- The investor's application for a connection license, made according to the form specified in Appendix 2 of Circular 26/2018/TT-BGTVT;

- The original, a certified true copy, a copy enclosed with the original for comparison, or a legally valid electronic copy (for administrative procedures in the network environment) of the following documents:

+ Decide to invest in projects with proposed railways to connect;

+ Dossier of technical design or construction drawing design of works specified at Point dd, Clause 1, Article 8 of Circular 26/2018/TT-BGTVT enclosed with the approval decision as prescribed by law;

+ The plan for organizing the construction of connecting works at Point dd, Clause 1, Article 8 of Circular 26/2018/TT-BGTVT, and measures to ensure construction safety;

+ The plan for organizing train running on the connected railway route and solutions to ensure traffic safety after connecting.

(Meanwhile, Clause 1, Article 9 of Circular 26/2018/TT-BGTVT only requires copies of the following documents:

- To decide on investment in the project of connecting railway routes;

- Dossier of technical design, construction drawing design of the works specified at Point dd, Clause 1, Article 8 of Circular 26/2018/TT-BGTVT and the approved dossier of environmental protection, fire safety together with the approval decision in accordance with the law;

- The plan for organizing the construction of connecting works at Point dd, Clause 1, Article 8 of Circular 26/2018/TT-BGTVT  and measures to ensure construction safety, environmental protection, and fire and explosion prevention in the connection area;

- Plan for organizing train operation on the connected railway route and solutions to ensure traffic safety after connection.)

More details can be found in Circular 11/2023/TT-BGTVT effective from September 1, 2023.

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