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The Ministry of Construction has just announced revised, supplemented and abolished administrative procedures in the railway sector and registration field within the scope of management functions of the Ministry of Construction, effective from January 1, 2026. Download The Ministry of Construction also abolished many administrative procedures related to the railway sector from January 1, 2026. According to Decision 2267/QD-BXD, the registration organization under the Vietnam Register is the agency responsible for receiving and implementing administrative procedures related to: New issuance, re-issuance of certificates, quality inspection stamps, technical safety and environmental protection of railway vehicles. Vietnam Railways Department is responsible for receiving, Carry out administrative procedures regarding: New issuance and re-issuance of railway vehicle registration certificates; Consider issuing a driving license; Test for driving license; Re-issue of train drivers license. For administrative procedures such as: Issuance of License to connect railway lines; Extension of connection license, abolition of rail connections on railway lines; Issuing permits to construct, renovate and upgrade crossroads; Abolish horizontal lines; Extension of permits to build, renovate and upgrade crossroads; Granting construction permits for essential works, shared with the railway; Renewing the license to build essential works, sharing railways will be carried out by the Vietnam Railways Department or the Chairman of the Provincial Peoples Committee. RELATED NEWS Ministry of Construction responded to 13 businesses wanting to participate in the North-South high-speed railway project Conditions for railway infrastructure business, railway transport business 8 criteria for selecting railway industry goods and service providers In addition, the decision of the Ministry of Construction also adds a list of other administrative procedures such as: Receiving/re-recognizing railway registrars/high-level railway registrars is carried out by the Vietnam Register. From January 1, 2026, administrative procedures on: Approval of management and maintenance plans for railway works; Approval for adjusting plans for management and maintenance of railway projects will be received and implemented by the Ministry of Construction. Other administrative procedures such as: Specific valuation of public service management and maintenance of national railway infrastructure by order method; Appraisal and approval of documents to overcome consequences of natural disasters and incidents for railway projects in step 1 will be carried out by the Vietnam Railways Department. The decision also abolishes administrative procedures on: Delete and revoke the Certificate of railway vehicle registration; Issuing train driving licenses on urban railways to foreigners who already have train driving licenses issued by foreign competent state agencies is implemented by the Vietnam Railways Department and Provincial Peoples Committees. Abolition of administrative procedures: Approve the policy of connecting railway lines implemented by the Ministry of Construction; Issuing a Certificate of system safety appraisal for urban railways and Issuing a Certificate of periodic inspection of the urban railway operation safety management system by the Vietnam Railways Department. In addition, the Vietnam Railways Department will also not carry out administrative procedures on: Establishing a Council to analyze particularly serious railway traffic incidents and accidents related to many industries and fields; Handling of railway works showing signs of danger and not ensuring safety for exploitation and use; Handling of expired railway works that need to be used again; Decided to organize a guard at the crossing; Maximum valuation of railway transport operating services on national railway infrastructure invested and managed by the State from January 1, 2026. According to the Decision of the Ministry of Construction, submitting documents to carry out administrative procedures in the field of railways and registration can be in 1 of 3 forms: directly at the one-stop shop; or submit documents via postal service; or submit your application via the online public service portal.PT
