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In the first 4 months of 2026, the situation of railway traffic accidents is very complicated, of which, 42% of accidents are related to self-opening walkways. It can be seen that, with thousands of self-opening paths currently in existence, the safety corridor of railways as well as the lives of traffic participants will be continuously threatened.... Download There are still 2,431 self-opening paths that have not been processed, accounting for about 61% of the total number of level crossings between roads and railways - locations with high potential risks of traffic insecurity. According to Vietnam Railway Corporation, in the first 4 months of the year (from December 16, 2025 to April 13, 2026), the situation of railway traffic accidents became complicated with 65 incidents occurring, killing 32 people and injuring 30 people. Railway accidents increased sharply in the number of cases and deaths. Notably, accidents related to self-opening walkways occurred 27 cases, accounting for 42%; along both sides of the railway 31 cases (48%); The remaining 7 cases were at legal level crossings, accounting for 10%. The report of the Vietnam Railways Department also shows a worrying increasing trend. In the period from December 15, 2025 to March 14, 2026, railway accidents increased in all three criteria compared to the same period: 55 incidents occurred (up 41%), causing 25 deaths (up 47%) and 25 injuries (up 14%). Of these, there were 26 serious accidents. In terms of location, the self-opening walkway continued to be a hot spot with 21 cases (38%), followed by 29 cases of violating vehicle gauge limits when trains were running (53%) and 5 cases at level crossings (9%). The main cause determined at the scene was due to lack of attention and observation by traffic participants and failure to comply with signals and signs when crossing the railway. According to Saigon Railway Joint Stock Company, in 2025, despite the deployment of a police force, there were still 5 times when the train had to apply emergency brakes because the barrier was not closed in time. The fact that similar incidents are repeated many times is a clear signal warning about the risk of accidents that are always present at these intersections. Nationwide, there are still more than 2,400 self-opening passages. On the North-South railway strip across the country, thousands of intersections with roads exist, including a large number of self-opening passages - railway crossing points formed by people themselves. This is a real travel need of the residential community, but at the same time it is also a black spot with the potential for particularly serious traffic accidents. Vietnam Railways Corporation said that by December 31, 2025, the entire railway network has removed and fenced off 1,593 self-opening paths out of a total of 4,024 paths, reaching about 39.6%. Thus, there are still 2,431 self-opening paths. untreated, accounting for about 61% of the total number of level crossings between roads and railways - locations with high potential traffic safety risks. Investment in replacement infrastructure to eliminate self-opening paths has also been implemented but progress is still slow compared to plan. Specifically, 58.23km of frontage roads and fences have been built out of a total of more than 650km expected (reaching 8.95%); 15 legal horizontal lines out of a total of 297 lines (reaching 5.05%); and 2 underground tunnels out of a total of 149 tunnels (reaching 1.34%). A specialized railway overpass project at Km 76+970 on the Kep - Ha Long - Cai Lan route has not yet been implemented. Not only that, the situation of violating the railway traffic safety corridor is still complicated. There are currently 11,596 positions violating railway infrastructure and 4,793 positions violating the protection scope of signal information works. Although the majority of cases have been recorded and reported to local authorities, the final handling is still limited, many violations have not been completely cleared. Vietnam Railway Corporation stated that, in fact, besides a number of localities such as Hai Phong, Hung Yen, Ninh Binh, Bac Ninh, Thanh Hoa, Quang Tri, Thua Thien Hue, Gia Lai, Dong Nai... that have actively implemented solutions, many other localities have not prioritized the allocation of real capital. Funding sources to invest in replacement projects such as crossroads, underpasses, overpasses... have not been arranged by localities according to the correct route, land boundary markers for railways have not been completed, land funds cannot be allocated to build feeder roads and separation fences... Faced with this situation, Vietnam Railways Corporation recommends that localities where railway lines pass through should review the planning of road - railway intersections in the area to propose additional locations for new construction or improvements. create and upgrade legal crossroads; At the same time, develop a master plan to eliminate existing self-opening paths. Along with that, localities need to prioritize allocating capital resources for items under their responsibility, especially the construction of feeder roads and auxiliary works, to gradually eliminate dangerous self-opening paths and clear violations of the railway traffic safety corridor. While it is not possible to immediately eliminate self-opening paths, localities are recommended to continue to maintain guard and sentry forces at these locations. dangerous locations to ensure railway traffic safety. Download The North-South railway through Quang Tri province currently has 100 self-opening paths - Photo: Construction Newspaper. By 2030, self-opening paths must be completely eliminated to continue to deal with them.To address the situation of self-opening paths, the Railway Law 2025 has amended and supplemented many regulations in the direction of removing obstacles in ensuring railway traffic order and safety. Accordingly, it is allowed to build frontage roads
