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A section of metre-gauge line in Hanoi.
A section of metre-gauge line in Hanoi.
Old locomotive exhibited in Vinh railway station.
Old locomotive exhibited in Vinh railway station.
Hanoi Station
Hanoi Station

The railway system in Vietnam is operated by the state-owned Vietnam Railways (Đường sắt Việt Nam). Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially The principal route is the thousand-mile single track North-South Railway line, running between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. A single track Railway is one where traffic in both directions shares the same track The Vietnam North-South Railway, also known as the Reunification Express, is a Railway that runs from Ha Noi to Ho Chi Minh City. Hanoi ( Vietnamese: Hà Nội Hán Tự: 河[[wikt 内|内]], estimated population 3398889 (2007, is the Capital of Vietnam This was built at the metre gauge in the 1880s during the French colonial rule. A narrow gauge railway (or narrow gauge railroad) is a Railway that has a Track gauge narrower than the of Standard gauge railways There are also standard gauge lines running from Hanoi to the People’s Republic of China, eventually leading to Beijing, and some mixed gauge in and around Hanoi. The standard gauge (also named the Stephenson gauge after George Stephenson, or Normal gauge) is a widely-used Rail gauge. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Dual-gauge or mixed-gauge Railway is a special configuration of railway track, allowing trains of different gauges to use the same track

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Problems

Notwithstanding the poor state of the country’s road network, the railway system does not make a great contribution to the national transport infrastructure, carrying only about 7% of all freight. The 30 to 40-hour passenger trip between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City is undertaken by few, although visitor resorts such as Huế, Hội An, and Nha Trang lie along the route and generate some tourist traffic. ( 化 in Chữ Nôm) is the capital city of Thừa Thiên - Huế province, Vietnam. Hội An is a small city on the coast of the South China Sea in the South Central Coast of Vietnam. Nha Trang is a coastal city and capital of Khánh Hòa province, on Following the Sino-Vietnamese War of 1978 some travel restraints are still in place in the border region and the usage of the lines north and east of Hanoi is curtailed as a result. The Sino–Vietnamese War, also known as the Third Indochina War, was a brief but bloody border war fought in 1979 between the People's Republic of China (PRC The Ho Chi Minh City–Hanoi line is poorly maintained and the engineering infrastructure, much damaged by war, has even now received only temporary repair in many places. In addition, the center of the country is subject to violent annual flooding and bridges are often swept away, causing lengthy closures. A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land a deluge A bridge is a Structure built to span a Gorge, Valley, Road, railroad track, River, Body of water

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 Bangkok to Singapore are also under consideration. Phnom Penh ( Khmer: ភ្នំពេញ official Romanization Phnum Pénh; pʰnum pɯɲ is the Capital Bangkok, known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (krūŋtʰêːp máhǎːnákʰɔn) or Krung Thep ( for short is the Capital, largest Singapore A parliamentary resolution of 2005 proposed that foreign investors be invited to invest in Vietnam Railways. Foreign direct investment ( FDI) in its classic definition is defined as a company from one country making a physical investment into building a factory in another country 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. The Hai Van Tunnel, the longest tunnel in Southeast Asia at 6

At a more local level, the picturesque hill town and resort of Đà Lạt was once connected by a scenic little rack railway to the main north-south line at Thap Cham. Da Lat, or Dalat, (pop 120000, spelled Đà Lạt in Vietnamese) is the capital of Lâm Đồng Province in Vietnam. A cog railway, rack-and-pinion railway or rack railway is a Railway with a toothed rack rail, usually between the running rails. Phan Rang-Thap Cham (in Vietnamese Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm Panduranga) is a new city in Vietnam and the capital of Ninh Thuan province [1] 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. [2] Other projects likely to receive foreign money are proposed light rail systems within Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. For specific light rail systems many of which use the words "light rail" as part of their name see List of light-rail transit systems.

The official Vietnam Railways website lists 27 steam locomotives in use between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, but only diesel engines are in evidence along the route. A steam locomotive is a Locomotive powered by Steam. The term usually refers to its use on Railways but can also refer to a "road locomotive"

Overview

Routes

Lines

Stations

Gauges

Trackage

Fleet

Hotels

Notes

  1. ^ A Brief History of Dalat Railroad. Quảng Ngãi is a city in central Vietnam. It is the township of Quảng Ngãi Province. The standard gauge (also named the Stephenson gauge after George Stephenson, or Normal gauge) is a widely-used Rail gauge. Dual-gauge or mixed-gauge Railway is a special configuration of railway track, allowing trains of different gauges to use the same track A Diesel locomotive is a type of Railroad Locomotive in which the prime mover is a Diesel engine. A Railway coach &mdash also known especially in the UK, as a railway carriage &mdash is a passenger car designed for the conveyance of passengers Viet Nam Air Force Model Aircraft of Minnesota (2007-10-07). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Retrieved on 2008-03-14. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice.
  2. ^ 1928 Thap Cham-Da Lat Railway returns. Vietnamnet, from official Viet Nam News agency (2007-10-07). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Retrieved on 2008-03-14. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice.

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