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Opened
  
1900

Hanoi Railway Station

Address
  
120 Lê Duẩn, Cửa Nam, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội, Vietnam

Similar
  
Saigon Railway Station, Gia Lâm Railway Station, Temple of the Jade Mountain, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Hoàn Kiếm Lake

Hanoi railway station 2016


Hanoi Railway Station is one of the main railway stations on the North–South Railway (Reunification Express) in Vietnam. It serves the city of Hanoi. The station is located at 120 Lê Duẩn Street, Cua Nam Ward, Hoan Kiem District of Hanoi and is the starting point of five railway lines leading to almost every Vietnamese province.

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Departures from Hà Nội

These are the passenger services departing from Hanoi Main station.

The train to Dong Dang is metre gauge and cannot continue on the Chinese railway network. Passengers destined for China must connect to a Chinese train at Pingxiang. Standard gauge tracks have been laid to Gia Lâm Railway Station, about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) across the river from the main Hanoi Railway Station. Through trains to China depart from Gia Lâm rather than the main Hanoi Railway Station.

The train to Nanning departs from Hanoi Gia Lam 2 more trains to Haiphong departing from Hanoi Gia Lam

History

Hanoi Railway Station opened in 1902. The building was damaged in the Vietnam War 1972 and in 1976 the central hall was rebuilt in modern style, preserving the historic side wings (only the middle was bombed).

References

Hanoi Railway Station Wikipedia