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Vietnam’s
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) &
North-South High-Speed Rail
(HSR)
Infrastructure Projects

Conference 2020

20 & 21 October 2020* Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam ***

  1. Overview
  2. Programme
  3. Gallery
  4. Delegates
  5. Exhibitors
  6. Exhibition Opportunities
PROGRAMME
DAY ONE (20 October 2020)
08:30 Registratione
09:00 Introduction
09:15 Vietnam’s MRT and North-South High-Speed Rail (HSR) project: Project schedules and next steps for collaboration
10:00 Morning Refreshments
10:15 Standards and technical regulations system of urban railway in Vietnam
11:00 Update on the preferred route and alignment of Vietnam’s North-South HSR, including development plans for stations and station area planning for all station in north and south priority sections
11:45 Current status on Vietnam’s HCMC and Hanoi MRT system projects, and blueprint for the development of proposed Danang MRT system projects: Challenges in keeping the projects on track
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Reviewing the environment impact assessment in the construction of MRT and HSR tunnel route
14:45 Geospatial tools to create geospatial deliverables and design topographic survey to capture lengthy MRT and HSR corridor
15:30 Afternoon Refreshments
15:45 Under sleeper pads to provide the resiliency between the sleepers and ballast
16:30 Panel Discussion
17:00 End of Day 1
DAY TWO (21 October 2020)
09:00 Introduction
09:15 Latest trends, technologies and innovation for the railway sector to ensure a smooth and trouble-free operation and keeping the system up and running
10:00 Morning Refreshments
10:15 The most efficient and cost effective fire protection for MRT and HSR stations and rolling stock
11:00 New test method for safety against derailing
11:45 Design and planning of MRT and HSR tunnel ventilation systems, aerodynamics and thermodynamics of tunnels
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Current development in project financing options for MRT and HSR infrastructure construction
14:45 Design and construction aspects of precast segmental bridge decks for rail viaducts - the challenge to choose the right structural
15:30 Afternoon Refreshments
15:45 Geotechnical exploration to understand and manage the ground risk associated during the construction phase of the proposed MRT and HSR projects
16:30 Concluding panel discussion
17:00 End of Conference