Chapter V
URBAN RAILWAYS
Article 55.- Types of urban railway
1. Urban railways shall include subways, overhead trains, automatic-guided mono-rail and iron-wheel tramways.
2. Urban railway investment, construction, management and business shall be organized by provincial-level People's Committees.
Article 56.- Urban railway development policies
1. The State shall mobilize resources for development of urban railway into one of the major traffic modes in big cities.
2. Provincial-level People's Committees shall propose undertakings on construction investment, incentive policies to attract resources for investment in construction and exploitation of urban railways.
3. Organizations and individuals investing in the construction of urban railways shall be entitled to enjoy the following preferences:
a) The preferences specified in Clause 3, Article 18 of this Law;
b) To be provided with partial central budget support by the State in the total investment amount for the approved urban railway projects.
4. Annually, the State shall deduct a sum from the central budget to support urban mass transit, including urban railway communications and transport.
Article 57.- Conditions for formulation of investment projects on urban railway construction
1. Upon the formulation of investment projects on urban railway construction, the following conditions must be fully met:
a) The urban centers must be big, reaching the prescribed socio-economic standards;
b) The undertaking on investment in construction of urban railways must be adopted by provincial-level People's Councils;
c) The investment projects on construction of urban railways must be in line with the provincial/municipal plannings on urban traffic development
d) Investors must have adequate sources of capital for execution of investment projects on construction of urban railroads and ensure stable, long-term and efficient operation thereof after their completion.
2. The Government shall stipulate the standards of urban centers to be invested with the construction or urban railways, specify the implementation of Clauses 3 and 4, Article 56 of this Law.
Article 58.- Basic requirements upon construction of urban railway infrastructures
The construction of urban railway infrastructures must satisfy the following basic requirements:
1. Being compatible with urban railway technical standards, ensuring the work quality according to technical grades promulgated by the Minister of Transport;
2. Ensuring the combination with other modes of urban mass transit and national railways in order to create favorable conditions for passengers to get transition between various traffic modes;
3. Satisfying long-term passenger transportation demand along the orientation for urban development;
4. Protecting environment, not disrupting urban landscapes.
Article 59.- Urban railway bridges, tunnels, stations, stops
1. Bridge abutments and piers near land roads or props at dangerous positions of subways must be firm and steady against all crashes of traffic means.
2. Urban railway tunnels must be each furnished with fire prevention and fighting system which must be firm and steady upon occurrence of fires; must be dry, not water-logged; with air ventilating system, emergency exit system, salvage and rescue systems.
3. Urban railway stations and stops must have signboards, instructions on rail routes, stations, stops on routes; ensure conditions for passengers to travel with convenience and safety; have equipment for information supply, ticket sale, supervision of passengers embark and disembark the trains, go into and out the stations; have emergency telephone systems, first-aid facility and reserve electricity supply system for subways stations.
Article 60.- Scope of work protection and urban railway traffic safety corridors
1. The urban railway work protection scope and urban railway traffic safety corridors must ensure safety for means and people participating in railway traffic; conform to types of urban railway traffic means and urban terrains and structures.
2. The urban railway work protection scope and urban railway traffic safety corridors shall be defined by the Minister of Transport for each urban railway traffic mode.
Article 61.- Management and maintenance of urban railway infrastructures
1. Urban railway business enterprises shall have the responsibility to maintain urban railway infrastructures invested by the State through bidding or public-utility product and/or service orders placed by provincial-level People's Committees.
2. Provincial-level People's Committees shall stipulate the management and maintenance of urban railway infrastructures by organizations or individuals investing in urban railway business according to the provisions of law.
Article 62.- Urban railway transport business
1. Urban railway transport business is a conditional business.
2. The ticket prices of urban railway transportation shall be stipulated by provincial-level People's Committees.
The urban railway transport freight subsidy shall be implemented under contracts between provincial-level People's Committees and urban railway transport enterprises.
3. The urban railway transport enterprises must ensure safe, regular and timely train operations.
4. The urban railway transport enterprises must buy civil liability insurance according to the provisions of law on insurance business.
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