How is land allocation and land lease for railways carried out?
Ms. Nguyen Thi Huyen, residing in Dien Chau district, asked: What types of land are there for railways? How is the allocation and lease of land for railways regulated under the 2024 Land Law?
Reply:
Article 209 of the 2024 Land Law stipulates land for railways as follows:
1. Land for railways includes:
a) Land for construction of national railway and urban railway infrastructure; land for construction of state agency headquarters for regular operations in railway stations;
b) Land for construction of specialized railway infrastructure and railway industrial works;
c) Land for construction of service facilities related to passenger transport, freight transport and other commercial service facilities within the land area for construction of railway infrastructure.
2. Land allocation and lease for railways is carried out as follows:
a) Land allocation without land use fee collection for land specified in Point a, Clause 1 of this Article;
b) Land lease with annual land rent collection and land rent exemption for land specified in Point b, Clause 1 of this Article.
c) Land lease with annual land rent collection for land specified in Point c, Clause 1 of this Article.
3. For land for railways that has been allocated or leased before the effective date of this Law, the State shall consider granting certificates of land use rights and ownership of assets attached to the land in the form prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article.
4. The Provincial People's Committee is responsible for arranging land funds and allocating land for the People's Public Security force to ensure security and order in the railway station area.
