Vietnam sets December 2027 for north-south bullet train construction start

Decision marks 1-year delay from earlier target; line due to begin running in 2035 Vietnam's proposed 350-kilometer-an-hour bullet train would take 5.5 hours from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City, a dramatic reduction from the current approximately 30 hours. (Nikkei montage) HO CHI MINH CITY — Vietnam aims to begin construction of its first bullet train project spanning the length of the country in December 2027, while pressing ahead on a separate Chinese freight project.

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