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The average income of railway workers is 14 million VND/month. Photo: VNR
The average income of railway workers is 14 million VND/month. Photo: VNR

Average income of railway workers reaches 14 million VND/month

Minh Hạnh (báo lao động) 29/12/2025 17:07 (GMT+7)

In 2025, the average income of railway workers will reach 14 million VND/month, revenue will increase, and many new transportation products will be deployed.

In 2025, Vietnam Railways Corporation will continue to innovate products, improve service quality to adapt to the requirements of the transportation market and development requirements. The company maintains stable traditional services, while promoting products and services with added value.

Despite facing many difficulties and challenges, especially the consecutive impacts of natural disasters, storms and floods, with the spirit of solidarity and determination of the collective leadership, staff, workers and laborers, the production and business activities of the Corporation are still basically stable.

Cong nhan duong sat tap trung khac phuc su co do mua lu. Anh: VNR
Railway workers focus on overcoming the incident caused by floods. Photo: VNR

The work of ensuring security, order, and social safety on and under the train was maintained, preventing serious incidents from occurring. During the year, officers and employees of the units returned assets to passengers who left them on the train and at the station 128 times.

The Corporation promptly develops and issues train running charts, creating conditions for units to proactively plan early ticket sales, be flexible in organizing and operating transportation, thereby contributing to improving business efficiency. The rate of Thong Nhat passenger trains running on time reached 99%.

Along with that, businesses promote the development of high-quality passenger transport services, experiential products associated with tourism and high-end services to better meet market demand. Many typical new products of the year such as the "Red P combine" train and the "5 gates" tourist train have received the attention and positive feedback of domestic and foreign passengers and public opinion. In particular, the Railway industry has restored the Gia Lam - Nam Ninh - Beijing (China) international passenger train after 5 years of suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Doan tau 5 cua o mot trong nhung san pham moi cua nganh duong sat. Anh: VNR
The 5-door train convoy is one of the new products of the Railway industry. Photo: VNR

The Corporation also promotes the application of science and technology, digital transformation, especially in customer care; regularly updates information on platforms Fanpage, Zalo OA, TikTok about plans to run more trains, images of activities on community cars, contributing to creating a positive impression on passengers.

In 2025, many mechanisms and policies related to the production and business activities of the Corporation will continue to be of interest and resolved by competent authorities, such as the Railway Law, the Law on Management and Investment of State Capital in Enterprises, regulations on the exploitation of railway infrastructure assets, and policies on taxes and fees to reduce difficulties and promote business operations. These are important foundational factors, contributing to improving the efficiency of management, production and business and ensuring safety in exploiting and operating the existing railway system.

According to Mr. Hoang Gia Khanh - General Director of Vietnam Railway Corporation, despite being heavily affected by climate change, natural disasters and storms caused serious damage to the national railway infrastructure, forcing the Corporation to stop over 300 trains, organize the transportation of nearly 8,500 passengers and serve more than 45,000 free meals, with a high spirit of unity, the whole industry still tries to overcome difficulties.

It is expected that in 2025, the consolidated revenue of the Corporation will reach over VND 10,700 billion (up 10% over the same period), profit will reach VND 139 billion (up 5.3%), and the parent company's revenue will reach VND 3,031 billion (up 10.2%). The average income of workers reached about 14 million VND/person/month, an increase of 8% over the same period.

Outstanding events of the Railway industry in 2025

In 2025, the Railway sector (Rds) will accelerate innovation and restructuring to aim for growth of over 10% and prepare capacity for new Rds projects.

On January 27, 2025, at Hanoi Railway Station, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh inspected the Tet transportation work, requested the real estate industry to promote digital transformation, prepare human resources - technology - mechanics for the new development stage.

On August 7, 2025, the Party Committee of Vietnam Airlines Corporation held the 13th Congress for the 2025-2030 term, perfecting the apparatus, establishing a modern and sustainable development orientation.

Regarding investment, Resolution 187/2025/QH15 (February 19, 2025) approves the policy of the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong service route, increasing domestic connectivity and international transport connectivity; on December 19, 2025, the project will start component 1.

Digital transformation is deployed on administration and services: expanding ticket sales, electronic payments, automatic kiosks, AI switchboards and chatbot; at the same time, testing B5 bio-dized Diesel fuel to reduce emissions.

The real estate industry launched many cruise ship products, organized the " unified fleet" activity to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the country's reunification; restored Vietnam-China cruise ships from May 2025 and won the title of "Best railway tourist transport unit".

Natural disasters and floods caused great damage but the repair was urgently deployed, connecting the North-South route after landslides; transporting relief goods for free. DL traffic safety reduces all 3 criteria. Business results: revenue of VND 10,700 billion (up 10%), employee income increased by 8% compared to 2024.

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