Train street cafes are as crowded as ever

According to Giao thong Newspaper reporters last weekend, in the area of ​​Tran Phu - Dien Bien Phu railway (Hanoi), many coffee shops, beverage shops... were bustling, attracting many tourists to take photos and check in. According to railway units, this situation has been going on for several months now, especially in October and November, the time when many international tourists come to Hanoi.

On the other side, the old railway coffee spot, from the Tran Phu crossing to the elevated road along Phung Hung street towards Long Bien bridge (Hoan Kiem district), since 2022 has been fenced off by local authorities, with functional forces blocking and reminding visitors not to enter the railway area. However, there are still many foreign tourists standing at the crossing area, waiting for the train to arrive to take check-in photos.

Crowds of tourists patiently waited for the train to arrive.

When a train is about to pass, tourists let their children sit on the roadside barrier to wait. This area has warning signs in English, prohibiting entry to the train tracks.

The closer the train passed, the more crowded and crowded the tourists were, clinging to the barriers to get the closest position to take pictures of the train. The crossing guards had a hard time reminding and stopping tourists to avoid danger.

Similarly, at the crossroads on Tran Phu Street towards Dien Bien Phu Street, local guards also had to remind tourists.

The train arrived, and immediately tourists crowded and clung to the barriers to take pictures of the train. Mr. Tran Quoc Vuong, Director of Ha Hai Railway Joint Stock Company, said that the company had to spend money to replace 4 barriers because tourists were clung to them and damaged them. At this Tran Phu level crossing, previously only a team of 2 guards were assigned to work, but now three people have to be assigned to increase vigilance and promptly detect cases where tourists intentionally enter the level crossing area, which increases the risk of a train collision.

Many foreign tourists from young to old enjoy taking pictures of trains, despite the danger.

When the train passes, the new train track coffee shop, about 300m long from Tran Phu crossroad to Dien Bien Phu street, becomes deserted. The reason is that during the day, the local authorities set up a fence and sent people to guard, not allowing anyone to enter.

Shops and restaurants are growing up close together.

Local security personnel are reminding tourists.

A guard said that the organization of the guard is not regular, continuous, mainly during the day, many trains pass. Therefore, according to the reporter's records, at around 6 pm, right after the Hai Phong train passed through this area, tourists immediately flooded in. Mr. Tran Quoc Vuong said that the unit has sent many documents to the railway industry and localities requesting measures to clear the area and ensure safety. However, the locality said that there are many difficulties in arranging funding and guards, so there is still a situation where tourists travel freely on the railway. In the photo: Foreign tourists and Vietnamese people travel busily.

Speaking to Giao thong Newspaper, Mr. Pham Anh Tuan, Deputy Director of Hanoi Railway Exploitation Branch, said that as the head of the Hanoi Railway Traffic Safety and Security Subcommittee, the unit has grasped and inspected this situation, and sent a document to the locality to immediately handle it and implement safety measures. In the photo: While adults are sitting and drinking water on the railway corridor, children are playing on the railway.

Mr. Tuan also said that Dien Bien ward and Hang Bong ward have coordinated to organize guard posts. However, through inspection, the organization of guard posts is mainly from 9:00 to 20:00 on weekends. After the troops withdrew, tourists flooded onto the railway, posing a safety risk. Moreover, when blocked, many coffee shops sent people to guide customers through houses or alleys of the streets to enter the shop and the railway area. In the photo: Many street vendors and souvenir sellers also entered this area to invite tourists to buy goods.

There is a lot of activity at night at this train station coffee shop when local authorities are absent.

Mr. Tuan said that recently, the Subcommittee has sent many documents to Cua Dong, Hang Bong, Dien Bien, and Cua Nam wards requesting coordination in ensuring railway traffic safety in the area. However, the continued emergence of railway coffee spots is due to tourism units and individuals introducing, promoting, and even bringing international tourists, which makes the situation of ensuring security and order, and the situation of violating railway traffic safety more complicated. Therefore, the Hanoi Railway Exploitation Branch is continuing to record the current situation, continuing to send documents to localities requesting thorough implementation of measures under their responsibility in ensuring railway traffic safety, traffic safety corridors in the area; at the same time, there are sanctions for organizations and individuals leading and bringing tourists to the railway area.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/ha-noi-ca-phe-duong-tau-lai-dong-nhu-chua-tung-cam-19223110616343379.htm