DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY OF VIETNAM RAILWAYS: VISION TO 2050 YEAR

[For the English abstract and full text of the article please see the attached PDF-File (English version follows Russian version)].ABSTRACT The article presents some of the main objectives of transport policy and measures to implement the strategy for development of Vietnam’s railway transport until 2020 and a vision of sectoral prospects until 2050. Among other things, there are preferences concerning investments in modernization of existing networks, construction of speed and high-speed lines, reconstruction of railway stations, railway crossings, introduction of resource-saving and advanced production technologies, and also the dynamics, priority and proportions of planned changes in certain sectors of the industry and transportation activities of railways are determined. The issues of state budgetary and financial policy, planning, international economic relations, functioning of international transport corridors, education and training of specialists are being considered, taking into account the growing requirements for management and the new information environment. Keywords: Vietnam, railways, development strategy, modernization, investment policy, management system, periodization.