First foreign-owned train runs on Hanoi-Quang Ninh route
04:35 11/04/2009

A South Korean-invested express train that will ply the Hanoi-Ha Long Town route was launched at the Gia Lam Railway Station in Hanoi Friday, becoming the first foreign-invested train in Vietnam.

 

 

The train, operated by Dongrim Railway Transport Co. Ltd, will depart from Hanoi everyday at 7:05 and arrive in the northern province of Quang Ninh's Ha Long Town, at 12:00. It will leave Ha Long at 15:00 and arrive at the Gia Lam station at 20:05 on the same day.

 

All the carriages, imported from the RoK, are equipped with luxury seats, LCDs and restrooms meeting international standards.

Tickets cost US$15 for foreigners and $5 for Vietnamese.

Source: VNA

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