Trains connecting Hanoi's heritage

Hanoi Department of Tourism has just coordinated with Vietnam Railway Corporation to organize a survey program to develop railway tourism products running in the inner city and surrounding areas.

The surveyed locations are expected to form a new railway tourist route including: Hanoi Station, Long Bien Station, Gia Lam Station, Gia Lam Railway Factory and Co Loa Station.

The experience train with cultural activities runs from Hanoi station to Gia Lam station within the framework of the Hanoi Creative Design Festival 2023.

The surveyed locations are all located in the area connecting the cultural, historical and creative industrial spaces of the capital, which are expected to become the core of the new railway tourism product. This will be a connecting journey for visitors to fully experience the outstanding cultural heritages in Hanoi and some neighboring locations. Accordingly, on the railway journey, the stops will be built into cultural spaces with performances and experiences to tell the very unique stories of the destination.

According to the proposal of travel agencies, some types of services exploiting Hanoi culture such as folk art (xam, ca tru), cuisine (pho cuon, banh com, tea sen) and handicraft stalls (Van Phuc silk, folk paintings) ... should be put on the train, thereby turning the train into a mobile cultural space. In addition, the railway industry should support the integration of selling tour packages including train tickets, accommodation, sightseeing; adjust train schedules, and open relics to suit the schedule of passengers.

According to Deputy Director of Hanoi Department of Tourism Tran Trung Hieu, the railway routes around Hanoi not only serve as transportation but can also become a cultural experience journey, where visitors can explore the capital through each train station and each historical story. Hanoi tourism industry will closely coordinate with units to deploy this tour in the near future.

Currently, the railway industry is also researching to renovate stations such as Long Bien, Gia Lam, Co Loa into cultural, exhibition and event spaces; at the same time, building a railway museum at Gia Lam Train Factory.

The urban railway tourist route and neighboring connections are expected to be a new journey to explore Hanoi. It is expected that the double-decker tourist train named “Hanoi 5 city gates” will be launched on August 19 to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day September 2; and the 71st anniversary of the Liberation of the Capital.

According to Hanoi Moi Newspaper

Source: https://bvhttdl.gov.vn/nhung-chuyen-tau-ket-noi-di-san-ha-noi-20250804102955018.htm