The last train of the Year of the Snake leaves Hanoi station.

The last train of the Year of the Snake has just carried hundreds of passengers from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City. With a journey of 1,700 km, they will have the opportunity to celebrate the New Year right on board the train.

At approximately 7:20 PM on February 16th (the 29th day of the Lunar New Year), the SE3 train carrying hundreds of passengers departed from Hanoi station , beginning its nearly 1,700 km journey to Ho Chi Minh City.

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The train, carrying mostly international tourists eager to experience the Lunar New Year atmosphere on its journey south, is expected to arrive at its final station in Ho Chi Minh City around noon on the second day of the Lunar New Year.

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Mr. Le Quoc Minh, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper , Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department, and President of the Vietnam Journalists Association , poses for a commemorative photo with the train crew before the train departs the station.

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Mr. Le Quoc Minh gave lucky money to passengers on the train.

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In the final moments of the year, while most people are gathered with their families to celebrate the New Year, a group of people are quietly going about their duties. They are the train drivers, railway staff, and passengers on the SE3 train.

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The staff provided attentive guidance to passengers boarding the train.

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Mr. Bui Viet Anh (35 years old, from Viet Tri Ward, Phu Tho Province ), who has worked at the Vietnam Railway Corporation for 5 years, is completing the final preparations before the train rolls into Ho Chi Minh City.

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The smiles of the people on the train returning to reunite with their families.

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Foreigners happily received red envelopes of money as gifts on the train on New Year's Eve as they departed the capital.

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People waved goodbye to the "train of happiness" as it rolled away, carrying passengers back to their hometowns for Tet (Lunar New Year) celebrations and reunions with their families.

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Source: https://thanhnien.vn/chuyen-tau-cuoi-cung-nam-at-ty-roi-ga-ha-noi-185260216221705572.htm