The Ministry of Transport has appointed the Vietnam Railway Department (VRD) to make a feasibility study on the construction of a railway linking Vietnam and Laos.

As part of the trans-Asia railway system, the route will start at Veuntai village, 12 kilometres north of Thakhet city of Laos , and finish at Mu Gia Pass in Vietnam’s central Quang Binh province.

The project is estimated to cost US $450 million, said VRD Deputy Director Nguyen Van Doanh. (VNA)