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Da Lat night train service offers unique tourist experience

The Da Lat - Trai Mat railway night services, launched on April 14, promise a new experience for passengers to gain a better sense of the enchanting beauty of Da Lat at night - a popular mountain resort town in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong.
Da Lat night train service offers unique tourist experience ảnh 1The Da Lat - Trai Mat railway night services is launched on April 14. (Photo:https://baochinhphu.vn/) 
LamDong (VNA) - The Da Lat - Trai Mat railway night services, launched onApril 14, promise a new experience for passengers to gain a better sense ofthe enchanting beauty of Da Lat at night - a popular mountain resort town in the CentralHighlands province of Lam Dong.

This unique tourism product is attracting numeroustourists after three days of free tickets from April 11 to 13.

On the nearly 7km route, tourists have a chance toenjoy not only the night-time scenery of Da Lat but also novel services such asbuffet and live music on the two carriages with both classical and moderndesign.

This is the remaining part of the 84km ThapCham - Da Lat railway route built by French rulers and became operationalin 1932 to connect the south-central province of Ninh Thuan with Lam Dong.

Da Lat night train service offers unique tourist experience ảnh 2The introduction of live music, free wifi, and wedding service on this route adds to its attractiveness to visitors (Photo: VNR) 
Before boarding, tourists can explore and takecheck-in photos at Da Lat Station, a unique architectural structure inspired byLangbiang Mountain and the traditional “Rong” house - a variation of stilthouses unique to the Central Highlands in Vietnam.

Dao Anh Tuan, Chairman of the Board of Directorsof the Saigon Railway Transport JSC, said that in 2023, the Vietnam RailwayCorporation (VNR) embellished and upgraded Da Lat Station - a nationalhistorical relic site, train carriages, and the Da Lat - Trai Mat railway line.

The introduction of live music, free wifi, andwedding service on this route has also added to its attractiveness to visitors,he noted.

Trains are scheduled to depart Da LatStation at 6:15pm and 8:20pm and leave Trai Mat Station at 7:15pm and9:20pm. Fares range from 72,000 VND to 100,000 VND (2.9 - 4 USD) for eachway, according to the VNR.

Da Lat, the capital of Lam Dong province, issurrounded by hills, pine forests, lakes, and waterfalls.

Known as the “City of Eternal Spring” for itsdistinctive temperate climate, it was developed as a resort town by theFrench in the early 1900s. Many reminders of the colonial heritage remain,creating a unique feature of the destination./.
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