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JTTRI Urban Transport Seminar ‘Urban Railway and Area Development’

JTTRI Urban Transport Seminar ‘Urban Railway and Area Development’

International Activities
Railways and Railway and Area Development

Supported by 日本財団 THE NIPPON FOUNDATION

Organizer	Japan Transport and Tourism Research Institute (JTTRI)
Sponsorship	Hanoi People’s Committee
Date / Time	Wed, Jan 16,2019 9:00～12:00
Venue	Function Room 2F, Melia Hotel （Hanoi, Vietnam）
Event Number	The 94th

Event Summary

Urban railways are under development in Hanoi, with the first line scheduled to open in spring 2019.　In the future, while there are development plans including extension to the suburbs, it is expected that the railway development will be integrated with the urban development along the railway lines to attract private investment.
The presentation and discussion were held for the purpose of deepening the understanding through discussions on various experiences and ideas by Vietnamese officials and experts from Japan and Vietnam in order to succeed in urban railway and area development in Hanoi.

Participants

Ministry of Transport (Vietnam Railway Administration, etc.)
Related departments in Hanoi
(Hanoi Metropolitan Railway Management Board / Hanoi Authority for Planning and Investment/ Hanoi Department of Transportation / Planning and Architect Department / Financial and Pricing Department, etc.) / public transport company （TRANSERCO） / universities(Vietnam Japan University, Vietnamese-German University、National University of Civil Engineering、University of Transport and Communications, etc.)
construction consultants, construction companies, manufacturers, radio stations, other companies, individuals

Number of participants : 94

Program of the seminar is as the following

Opening Remarks / Honorable Guest Remarks	Masafumi Shukuri Remarks (Japanese) Chairman, Japan Transport and Tourism Research Institute (JTTRI) Organizer, Honorable Guest, Lecturer, etc.
Keynote Speech / Presentation	Bui Hanoi Metropolitan Railway Management Board Regarding the Hanoi urban railway such as Line 2A scheduled to open in March 2019, Line 3 currently under development, and Line 2 that will be further improved in the future, Mr. Bui explained the current status of the projects and the challenges to be addressed from the standpoint of maintaining, fare policy, and promotion of use. Through this Keynote Speech, the common understanding that participants should have in advancing urban railway projects was shown. file
Keynote Speech / Presentation	Naohisa Okamoto Professor, Institute of Policy and Planning Science, University of Tsukuba Visiting Professor, Master’s Program in Public Policy, Vietnam Japan University Dr. Okamoto focused on the history of railway development in the Tokyo area and issues in Japan's TOD (Transit Oriented Development), and gave a lecture summarizing the success points of Japan's TOD. Furthermore, based on the situation in Hanoi, regarding area development integrated with urban railway development, he paid attention to the development profit generated by railway development and discussed the key to its success. file
Discussion	Moderator Vu Anh Tuan Director, Vietnamese-German Transport Research Centre, Vietnamese-German University(Vietnam Japan University) Panelists Naohisa Okamoto Professor, Institute of Policy and Planning Science, University of Tsukuba Visiting Professor, Master’s Program in Public Policy, Vietnam Japan University Phan Le Binh Long-Term Expert / Lecturer, JICA to Vietnam Japan University Bui Hanoi Metropolitan Railway Management Board What should be done to make urban railway development and railway development successful? There were lively discussions, including questions from the attendees, regarding current issues in Vietnam and examples of efforts in Japan. It was pointed out that research on the relationship between urban railway development and urban development had not progressed sufficiently in Vietnam. Dr. Okamoto introduced case examples of land readjustment along Tsukuba Express Line. There was an opinion that experience in Japan and other foreign countries was very helpful in promoting urban railway development in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh, and the Vietnam side hoped that such seminars would be held in the future.

Outline of the seminar