A projected coastal railway connecting Nam Dinh, Thai Binh, Hai Phong and Quang Ninh in northern Vietnam will be considered for development after 2030, depending on future transport demand, according to the Ministry of Construction.

The projected railway will not be therefore invested in before 2030 as proposed by voters in Thai Binh province.  

Under the national railway network plan for 2021-2030 with a vision to 2050, the projected rail line is designed to have a total length of 101 km and a standard gauge of 1,435 mm.

Currently, the transport corridor between these northern localities relies on road and waterway networks. Freight transport is mainly carried by road and inland/coastal waterways. Meanwhile, a new expressway connecting Nam Dinh, Thai Binh, Haiphong, and Quang Ninh is under construction and is expected to meet passenger transport demand through 2045.