List of Railway Lines in VietnamList of Railway Lines in VietnamThis list of railway lines in Vietnam. The Vietnamese railway system is owned and primarily operated by the state-owned Vietnam Railways - Đường sắt Việt Nam, although private railway companies also offer special service to key destinations. Its principal route is the 1,726 km (1,072 mi) single track North-South Railway line running between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City; as of 2007, 85% of the network's passenger volume and 60% of its cargo volume is transported along this line. Besides this one, the system includes lines connecting Hanoi to the People's Republic of China, to surrounding cities such as Thái Nguyên, Hai Phong and H? Long. Most existing Vietnamese railway lines use metre gauge, although standard gauge (used in China) and mixed gauge are used northeast of Hanoi. As of 2005, approximately 2,600 km (1,600 mi) of track was in use throughout Vietnam-2,169 km (1,348 mi) meter gauge, 178 km (111 mi) standard gauge and 253 km (157 mi) mixed gauge. As of 2005, there were 278 stations on the Vietnamese railway network, 191 of which are located along the North-South Railway line. New railway lines have been proposed for construction, such as the 1,570 km (980 mi) high-speed North-South express railway connecting Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, which would reduce travel times from 30 hours to 6 hours. Other proposals aim to restore or completely rebuild previously existing lines that fell into disuse after the French Indochina War and the Vietnam War, such as the Da Lat-Thap Cham line, which now serves only to ferry tourists between Ðà L?t and the nearby village of Tr?i Mát. International links to Cambodia and Laos are also under consideration. Vietnam Current Lines North-South Railway
The Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City Line The Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City line is the primary railway line serving Vietnam. Trains travelling this line are sometimes referred to as the 'Reunification Express'. This line should not be confused with the proposed North-South express railway (see below). Vietnam Major Stations Hanoi station (Hanoi) Phủ Lý station (Phủ Lý, Hà Nam Province) Nam Định station (Nam Định, Nam Định Province) Thanh Hóa station (Thanh Hóa, Thanh Hóa Province) Vinh station (Vinh, Nghệ An Province) Tân Ấp station (Tân Ấp, Quảng Bình Province) Đồng Hới station (Đồng Hới, Quảng Bình Province) Đông Hà station (Đông Hà, Quảng Trị Province) Huế station (Huế, Thừa Thiên–Huế Province) Da Nang station (Da Nang) Tam Kỳ station (Tam Kỳ, Quảng Nam Province) Quảng Ngãi station (Quảng Ngãi, Quảng Ngãi Province) Diêu Trì station (Qui Nhơn, Bình Định Province) Tuy Hòa station (Tuy Hòa, Phú Yên Province) Nha Trang station (Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa Province) Bình Thuận station (Phan Thiết, Bình Thuận Province) Saigon station (Ho Chi Minh City) Hanoi-Lào Cai Railway
The railway link from Hanoi to Lào Cai was originally built by the French administration of Indochina in the early 20th century, as part of an international railway link between Haiphong and the Chinese city of Kunming. Vietnam Major Stations Hanoi station (Hanoi) Long Biên station (Hanoi) Gia Lâm station (Hanoi) Yên Viên station (Hanoi) Đông Anh station (Hanoi) Việt Trì station (Việt Trì, Phú Thọ Province) Phú Thọ station (Phú Thọ, Phú Thọ Province) Yên Bái station (Yên Bái, Yên Bái Province) Lào Cai station (Lào Cai, Lào Cai Province) International Links China Hekou North, China (freight only) China Kunming, China (currently suspended) Hanoi–Đồng Đăng Railway
Hanoi–Đồng Đăng is a station at the Vietnamese border with China, forming a part of the international Hanoi-Nanning rail link. There is direct international passenger service on the line (the Beijing-Nanning-Hanoi Through Train). Vietnam Major Stations Hanoi station (Hanoi) Long Biên station (Hanoi) Gia Lâm station (Hanoi) Yên Viên station (Hanoi) Bắc Ninh station (Bắc Ninh, Bắc Ninh Province) Bắc Giang station (Bắc Giang, Bắc Giang Province) Kép station (Kép, Bắc Giang Province) Lạng Sơn station (Lạng Sơn, Lạng Sơn Province) Đồng Đăng station (Đồng Đăng, Lạng Sơn Province) Kép-H? Long Railway
Vietnam Major Stations Kép station (Kép, B?c Giang Province) Lan M?u station (Lan M?u, B?c Giang Province) M?o Khê station (M?o Khê, Qu?ng Ninh Province) Uông Bí station (Uông Bí, Qu?ng Ninh Province) Yên Cu station (Yên Cu, Qu?ng Ninh Province) H? Long station (H? Long, Qu?ng Ninh Province) Hanoi-Haiphong Railway
The railway link from Hanoi to Haiphong was originally built by the French administration of Indochina in the early 20th century, as part of an international railway link between Haiphong and the Chinese city of Kunming. Vietnam Major Stations Hanoi station (Hanoi) Long Biên station (Hanoi) Gia Lâm station (Hanoi) H?i Duong station (H?i Duong, H?i Duong Province) Hai Phong station (Hai Phong) Hanoi-Thái Nguyên Railway
Also known as the Hanoi-Quan Trieu line or the Dong Anh-Quan Trieu line. Vietnam Major Stations Hanoi station (Hanoi) Long Biên station (Hanoi) Gia Lâm station (Hanoi) Yên Viên station (Hanoi) Ðông Anh station (Hanoi) Luu Xá station (Thái Nguyên, Thái Nguyên Province) Thái Nguyên station (Thái Nguyên, Thái Nguyên Province) Quán Tri?u station (Quán Tri?u, Thái Nguyên Province) Thái Nguyên-Kép Railway
The Thái Nguyên-Kép railway line was a strategic, standard-gauge line constructed between October 1965 and December 1966 by a railroad engineering division of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, who operated in North Vietnam repairing railway lines at the request of Ho Chi Minh. Vietnam Major Stations Luu Xá station (Thái Nguyên, Thái Nguyên Province) Kép station (Kép, B?c Giang Province) Ph? Lu - Xuân Giao Railway
Also called the Pho Lu-Pom Han line. A branch line connected to the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway at Ph? Lu, south of Lào Cai, used to carry apatite from the mines located along the line to the fertilizer factory located at Tien Kien. Tien Kien-Bai Bang Railway
A branch line connected to the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway, near Phú Th?. Da Lat-Tr?i Mát Railway
Part of the rack railway that once connected the towns of Ðà L?t and Tháp Chàm. Since the line's abandonment after the Vietnam War, only a 7 km section remains in use, running from Da Lat station to the nearby village of Tr?i Mát, operated as a tourist attraction. See Ðà L?t-Tháp Chàm railway below. Vietnam Major Stations Da Lat station (Ðà L?t) Tr?i Mát station (Tr?i Mát) Tien Kien-Lam Thao Railway
A branch line connected to the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway, near Phú Th?. Originally served a military complex. Vietnam Proposed Lines Several railway lines have been proposed for construction in Vietnam in recent years. The largest such project is the high-speed North-South express railway connecting Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City, valued at approximately US$56 billion. Due to its cost, plans for the line are currently on hold pending further study of the project. Other projects involve the restoration of previously existing lines, such as the Da Lat-Tháp Chàm line and the Ho Chi Minh City-L?c Ninh, both of which were originally built in the 1930s, but fell into disuse after decades of war. The Ho Chi Minh City-Loc Ninh line, along with a new Mu Gia-Vung Ang line, would permit new international railway links to Cambodia and Laos, respectively Description Length Gauge North-South express railway 1,570 km (980 mi) Standard gauge Ho Chi Minh City-C?n Tho express Railway
National railway company Vietnam Railways has proposed a high-speed rail link between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, capable of running at 300 to 350 km/h (186 to 217 mph). Funding of the $56 billion line would mainly come from the Vietnamese government; reports suggest Japanese development aid could be made available in stages, conditioned on the adoption of Shinkansen technology. Once completed, the high-speed rail line would allow trains to complete the Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City journey in approximately 6 hours. Vietnam's National Assembly rejected the existing plan for the line in June 2010, and asked for further study of the project. Vietnam Major Stations Hanoi station (Ha Noi) Ph? Lý station (Ph? Lý, Hà Nam Province) Nam Ð?nh station (Nam Ð?nh, Nam Ð?nh Province) Thanh Hóa station (Thanh Hóa, Thanh Hóa Province) Haiphong station (Hai Phong) Vinh station (Vinh, Ngh? An Province) Ð?ng H?i station (Ð?ng H?i, Qu?ng Bình Province) Ðông Hà station (Ðông Hà, Qu?ng Tr? Province) Hu? station (Hu?, Th?a Thiên-Hu? Province) Da Nang station (Da Nang) Tam K? station (Tam K?, Qu?ng Nam Province) Qu?ng Ngãi station (Qu?ng Ngãi, Qu?ng Ngãi Province) Dieu Tri station (Qui Nhon, Bình Ð?nh Province) Tuy Hòa station (Tuy Hòa, Phú Yên Province) Nha Trang station (Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa Province) Muong Man station (Phan Thi?t, Bình Thu?n Province) Saigon station (Ho Chi Minh City) Da Lat-Thap Cham Railway
The town of Ðà L?t was once connected by a rack railway to the main north-south line at Tháp Chàm. Construction of the line initially began in 1908. The 38 km (24 mi) Tháp Chàm-Sông Pha section opened in 1919, and the second section, running 43 km (27 mi) from Sông Pha to Ðà L?t, opened in 1932. Since the line's abandonment after the Vietnam War, only a 7 km section remains in use, running from Da Lat station to the nearby village of Tr?i Mát, operated as a tourist attraction. A proposed renewal project, backed by provincial and local governments, aims to restore the original Ðà L?t-Tháp Chàm railway to handle both passenger and cargo transportation. Vietnam Major Stations Da Lat station (Ðà L?t) Tr?i Mát station (Tr?i Mát) Song Pha Railway Station Tháp Chàm station (Tháp Chàm) Ho Chi Minh City-Vung Tàu Railway
A new railway line connecting Ho Chi Minh City to Vung Tàu, a port on the South China Sea, has been proposed. The line would serve both freight and passenger transport. Vietnam Major Stations Saigon station (Ho Chi Minh City) Biên Hòa station (Biên Hoà) Vung Tàu station (Vung Tàu) Di An-L?c Ninh Railway
In 1933, a private railroad connecting L?c Ninh in Bình Phu?c Province to Ben Dong Xo was opened. The line was connected to the main North-South line in 1937, connecting Loc Ninh to Saigon via Di An. The route from Di An to L?c Ninh had 17 railway stations. The line was abandoned after 1959, and was dismantled at the conclusion of the Vietnam War. Many portions of the line still exist, although they are largely used by local farmers as access roads to reach their fields; two portions of track near Phu Cuong and Di An have been removed to accommodate urban development. A proposal to refurbish the line was presented in September 2007. The line would begin with a junction of the North-South Railway at Di An station, and would end in L?c Ninh, close to the Cambodian border. The railway's cost is estimated at US$438 million. In the same year, the Cambodian Ministry of Transportation announced plans to build a railway line to connect Loc Ninh to Phnom Penh, reportedly with Chinese assistance. The line would be part of the proposed Trans-Asian Railway. So far, the project will consist of 11 stations with the cost of 4,624 million Yuan to be financed by China. Vietnam Major Stations Saigon station (Ho Chi Minh City) Di An station (Di An) L?c Ninh station (L?c Ninh) International links Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia M? Gi?-Vung Ang Railway
Plans for a line connecting the Vietnamese railway network to Laos were originally researched at the turn of the 20th century. In the 1930s, a limited amount of work was done on a railway line connecting Tan Ap, south of Vinh on the North-South line, to Thakhek in Laos, where tin deposits were being exploited at the time. The first 17.5 km (10.9 mi) had been constructed west of Tan Ap by 1933, but construction was eventually abandoned due to poor economic forecasts. The completed line would have been 187 km (116 mi) long, travelling under the M? Gi? Pass via a tunnel. In 2007, the Laotian Ministry of Transportation entered into discussion with Vietnam to discuss the possibility of completing the Thakhek-Tan Ap line, and adding an extension to Vung Ang, a port in Hà Tinh Province which the Vietnamese Government plans to expand. Both Laos and Thailand have expressed interest in the project as a shorter export gateway to the Pacific Ocean. Vietnam Major Stations M? Gi? station (M? Gi?, Qu?ng Bình Province) Tân ?p station (Tân ?p, Qu?ng Bình Province) Vung Ang station (Vung Ang, Hà Tinh Province) Vietnam International Links Laos Thakhek, Laos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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