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Vietnam Railways (VNR, ) is the state-owned operator of the railway system in
Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...
. The principal route is the single-track North–South Railway line, running between
Hanoi Hanoi or Ha Noi ( or ; vi, Hà Nội ) is the capital and second-largest city of Vietnam. It covers an area of . It consists of 12 urban districts, one district-leveled town and 17 rural districts. Located within the Red River Delta, Hanoi is ...
and Ho Chi Minh City. This was built at the metre gauge in the 1880s during the French colonial rule. There are also standard gauge lines running from Hanoi to the
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, eventually leading to
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, and some mixed gauge in and around Hanoi.


Problems

While the state of the country’s road network is consistently improving, the railway system makes a significant contribution to the national transport infrastructure, with multiple daily freight trains, many being movement of containers. The 29-34-hour passenger trip between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City is very popular both with locals and foreign visitors, accommodations are hard seat, soft seat, 4 beth sleeper and 6 beth sleeper. Coastal resorts such as Huế,
Hội An Hội An (), formerly known as Fai-Fo or Faifoo, is a city with a population of approximately 120,000 in Vietnam's Quảng Nam Province and is noted as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999. Along with the Cu Lao Cham archipelago, it is part ...
, and
Nha Trang Nha Trang ( or ; ) is a coastal city and capital of Khánh Hòa Province, on the South Central Coast of Vietnam. It is bounded on the north by Ninh Hoà town, on the south by Cam Ranh city and on the west by Diên Khánh District. The city ha ...
lie along the route and generate considerable tourist traffic. There are no travel restraints in place, and tickets for most trains can be purchased on-line. In the border region the Sapa line to north is a very popular tourist attraction, with first class accommodation available. East of Hanoi the line is dual gauge, with through trains to China available. Visas are required to book cross-border trains. The Ho Chi Minh City–Hanoi line has been rebuilt and upgraded, and damage from the war has been repaired.


Projects

There is a long-term plan to build a completely new standard-gauge line to connect the two main cities. New international routes to Phnom Penh and thus via
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to
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are also under consideration. A parliamentary resolution of 2005 proposed that
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be invited to invest in Vietnam Railways. On September 11, 2008, the Cambodian Ministry of Transportation announced a new railway line with the total length of will connect Phnom Penh with Loc Ninh (Binh Phuoc province), Vietnam. This US $550 million project has been carefully investigated by Chinese experts and is about to be carried out in the near future. Vietnam is extending its network to Loc Ninh. In August 2010, the government announced plans to build two sections of standard-gauge railway, one from
Hanoi Hanoi or Ha Noi ( or ; vi, Hà Nội ) is the capital and second-largest city of Vietnam. It covers an area of . It consists of 12 urban districts, one district-leveled town and 17 rural districts. Located within the Red River Delta, Hanoi is ...
to
Vinh Vinh () is the biggest city and economic and cultural center of north-central Vietnam. Vinh is the capital of Nghệ An Province, and is a key point in the East–West economic corridor linking Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam. The city is ...
and the other from Ho Chi Minh City to
Nha Trang Nha Trang ( or ; ) is a coastal city and capital of Khánh Hòa Province, on the South Central Coast of Vietnam. It is bounded on the north by Ninh Hoà town, on the south by Cam Ranh city and on the west by Diên Khánh District. The city ha ...
. Although on the face of things the possibility of a good return might appear small, there are precedents: the lines into China have benefited from Chinese investment and, more recently, Japanese investment was spent on the Hai Van Tunnel project, a new road tunnel alongside the north-south rail line near Da Nang. At a more local level, the picturesque hill town and resort of
Đà Lạt Da Lat (also written as Dalat, vi, Đà Lạt; ), is the capital of Lâm Đồng Province and the largest city of the Central Highlands region in Vietnam. The city is located above sea level on the Langbian Plateau. Da Lat is one of the mo ...
was once connected by a scenic little
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to the main north-south line at Thap Cham. Although there is now little visible trace of the trackbed in the green and fertile landscape, local businesses have secured a promise of government funding for its reinstatement, to benefit tourism in the area. Currently, the only railway at Đà Lạt is an remnant from the old railway connection that runs from Đà Lạt station to the nearby village of Trại Mát. This is run as a tourist attraction. Other projects likely to receive foreign money are proposed light rail systems within Hanoi.


High-speed rail plans on hold

Vietnam Railways also planned a high-speed standard gauge link from its capital
Hanoi Hanoi or Ha Noi ( or ; vi, Hà Nội ) is the capital and second-largest city of Vietnam. It covers an area of . It consists of 12 urban districts, one district-leveled town and 17 rural districts. Located within the Red River Delta, Hanoi is ...
in the north to Ho Chi Minh City in the south, capable of running at . It was planned to have an initial travel time of 9 hours and to make a series of improvements over time to eventually reduce the time to 5 hours. The current single track line has journey times from just under thirty hours. The funding of the $33 billion line was to come mostly from the Vietnamese government, with the help of Japanese aid (on the understanding that Japanese firms would engineer the bulk of the project). In 2010, there was an unsuccessful push to fund the project, and efforts to promote the project have fallen off since then. The timetable called for the initial construction (the 9-hour line) to be completed in 2016, and the line improvements (the 5-hour line) by 2025. At one point, the Vietnamese prime minister had set a target to complete the line by 2013. Approval was delayed several times, and in May 2010, the plan was finally rejected by the government.


Locomotives


Overview


Routes

* North-South * Local * Hanoi-Beijing


Lines

* Hanoi-Saigon Railway * Hanoi-Lao Cai Railway * Hanoi-Quan Trieu Railway * Hanoi-Dong Dang Railway * Hanoi-Haiphong Railway * Kep-Ha Long Railway


Stations

* Saigon station * Nha Trang station * Diêu Trì station * Quảng Ngãi station * Đà Nẵng station * Huế station * Đồng Hới station *
Vinh station Vinh station is one of the main railway stations on the North–South railway (Reunification Express) in Vietnam. It serves the city of Vinh Vinh () is the biggest city and economic and cultural center of north-central Vietnam. Vinh is the c ...
* Hải Phòng station * Hanoi station * Đồng Đăng station * Lào Cai station * Biên Hòa station * Bồng Sơn station * Đức Phổ station * Núi Thành station * Tam Kỳ station * Trà Kiệu station * Tháp Chàm station * Phan Thiết station


Gauges

* () * ( standard gauge, ) * and ( dual gauge, )


Trackage

* Total * of siding


Fleet

* 331 diesel locomotives * 34 steam locomotives * 852
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* 3922 cars


Hotels

* Hai Can Nam Hotel * Saigon Railway Hotel * Kham Thien Hotel * Mat Son Hotel * Sam Son Hotel * Ha Thanh Hotel * Le Ninh Hotel * Nha Trang Railway Hotel * Ca Na Railway Hotel * Da Lat Railway Hotel * Ky Dong Hotel * Hai Van Bac Hotel * Mua Xuan Hotel


See also

General information *
Rail transport in Vietnam The railway system in Vietnam is owned and operated by the state-owned Vietnam Railways ( vi, Đường sắt Việt Nam). The principal route, the single track North-South Railway running between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, accounts for of th ...
* Transport in Vietnam Notable rolling stock * TY8 * TY6P * D4H/D4Hr * China Railways DFH21, known as the D10H in Vietnam. * D19E diesel locomotive, also known as ''Đổi mới'' Notable Vietnamese rolling stock manufacturers * Haiphong Carriage Company * Gia Lam Train Company
Rapid transit Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT), also known as heavy rail or metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport generally found in urban areas. A rapid transit system that primarily or traditionally runs below the surface may be ...
projects in Vietnam *
Ho Chi Minh City Metro The Ho Chi Minh City Metro (HCMC Metro, vi, Đường sắt đô thị Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, lit=Urban railway of the City of Ho Chi Minh) is a planned rapid transit network that will serve Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. Its first metro li ...
* Hanoi Metro *
Hanoi BRT Hanoi BRT or Hanoi Bus Rapid Transit is a transit bus system with large roadway shelters in Hanoi, Vietnam that opened on 31 December 2016, that began as a pilot project. The Kim Ma Station in Dong Da District and Yen Nghia station in Ha Dong ...


Notes


External links

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Official booking website

Ministry of Transport, Vietnam

Vietnam Railway Authority
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