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 Gian...