At about 5:00 a.m. on May 26, the intermodal train ended its journey at Gia Lam station ( Hanoi ).
According to Vietnam Railways Corporation , on the night of May 25, a group of passengers on the Vietnam - China international train arrived at Dong Dang station (Lang Son) to complete immigration procedures to enter Vietnam.
The leaders of Vietnam Railways Corporation affirmed that the restoration of international passenger train operations between Vietnam and China aims to strengthen economic cooperation, improve the efficiency of exploiting railway infrastructure and expand opportunities to attract international tourists by train. This will contribute to promoting bilateral trade, developing tourism, cultural and people-to-people exchange, creating more options for safe, convenient, economical and environmentally friendly means of transport for the people of Vietnam and China.
The first passengers arrived at Dong Dang station
From May 27, there will be daily trains running from Gia Lam station to Beijing station.
After restoring the Vietnam - China international passenger train, there will be 2 trains with numbers MR1 and MR2 every day, departing from Gia Lam station (Hanoi) to Nanning station (China) and vice versa.
Specifically, MR1 train will depart from Gia Lam station at 9:20 p.m. and arrive at Nanning station at 10:06 a.m. the following day. In the opposite direction, MR2 train will depart from Nanning station at 6:05 p.m. and arrive at Gia Lam station at 5:30 a.m. the following day. Passengers will complete immigration procedures at Dong Dang station (Lang Son, Vietnam) and Bang Tuong station (Guangxi, China).
In particular, from May 27, the railway industry of the two countries will organize direct trains from Gia Lam station (Hanoi) to Beijing station (China) and vice versa. Trains depart from Gia Lam station at 9:20 p.m. every Tuesday and Friday, arriving at Beijing West station every Thursday and Sunday.
Regarding ticket prices, the Hanoi - Nanning route costs about 1 million VND/ticket/way, the Hanoi - Beijing route costs 9,378,000 VND/ticket/way. In particular, children under 4 years old are free of charge, children from 4 to 12 years old are 50% off (each adult is allowed to bring 1 child), groups of 6 or more people are 25% off ticket prices.
Phan Trang
Source: https://baochinhphu.vn/se-co-tau-chay-thang-ha-noi-bac-kinh-tu-27-5-102250526161049984.htm
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