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Vietnam Railway

There are few railway routes, of which the North-South route connecting Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city is the longest with 1,726 km (stopping in Vinh, Hue, Da Nang and Nha Trang, etc). There are also other railway routes connecting Hanoi with some provinces in the North namely Lang Son, Hai Phong and Lao Cai. There are two railway stations in Hanoi. One is Hanoi Station with the Thongnhat Trains heading for the South and International Express train heading for Beijing, China. The second is Tran Quy Cap Station with trains going to provinces in the North and East of Vietnam or the International-Link train to Kunming, China. Hue, Da Nang, Nha Trang and Ho Chi Minh city stations are the key stops in the North-South route of the Thongnhat train.