5 km, $200 mln could be cut for high-speed HCMC-Mekong Delta rail By Gia Minh  January 23, 2021 | 07:45 am GMT+7 The HCMC-Can Tho high-speed rail is now planned to run parallel the HCMC-Trung Luong-My Thuan-Can Tho Expressway, which is under construction in this photo taken in January, 2021. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh Tran. A high-speed rail running from HCMC to Can Tho can save $200 million if its distance is cut 5 kilometers, a research unit reckons. According to the new plan proposed, the rail route will run 135 km (84 miles) through three Mekong Delta provinces of Long An, Tien Giang and Vinh Long to connect the two biggest cities in southern Vietnam.