Agree on the plan to run trains between Dong Ha - Dong Hoi to serve people and officials after the province's merger

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Accordingly, Vietnam Railway Corporation agreed with the proposal of Quang Tri Provincial People's Committee on serving the travel of people, officials, civil servants and public employees between Dong Hoi City and Dong Ha City.

Specifically, Vietnam Railways Corporation has developed a plan to organize a pair of passenger trains every day from Dong Hoi station to Dong Ha station and vice versa.

The train journey starts from Dong Ha station at 5:00 am and arrives at Dong Hoi station at 7:40 am; conversely, the train runs from Dong Hoi station at 5:45 pm and arrives at Dong Ha station at 8:20 pm. Every day, there are 7 soft-seat cars with air conditioning with 64 seats/carriage and 1 electric service car, each train can carry about 448 passengers. The ticket price is about 184 thousand VND/round trip ticket.

According to Vietnam Railways Corporation, after going into operation, if the demand for train travel increases, the unit will add more passenger cars for about 960 people and the ticket price will be reduced accordingly, at least to about 126,000 VND/round trip ticket.

Previously, to facilitate people, officials, civil servants and public employees after the province's merger, the People's Committee of Quang Tri province sent a document to Vietnam Railways Corporation proposing to adjust train schedules and open more specialized trains on the Dong Hoi - Dong Ha route to meet travel needs after the province's merger.

Regarding train schedules, Vietnam Railways Corporation believes that the current train schedule is unified on the entire Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City route. Therefore, the proposal to adjust the time frame of passenger trains on the Dong Hoi - Dong Ha section will require further study to match other stops along the route. Vietnam Railways Corporation will continue to study and consider this issue.

Le Truong

Source: https://baoquangtri.vn/dong-y-phuong-an-chay-tau-giua-dong-ha-dong-hoi-phuc-vu-nguoi-dan-can-bo-sau-sap-nhap-tinh-193703.htm