New railway service from HCM City to Tuy Hoa opens

A new railway route linking HCM City with Tuy Hoa (also called the City of Yellow Flowers) was launched by Saigon Railway Co. on July 19.
New railway service from HCM City to Tuy Hoa opens ảnh 1Tuy Hoa, the lovely coastal city in Phu Yen (Photo: VNA)

HCM City (VNA) - A new railway route linking HCM City with Tuy Hoa (also called the City of Yellow Flowers) was launched by Saigon Railway Co. on July 19.

The new trains SNT6 and SNT9 will take 12 to 15 hours to travel from the two cities. It starts at Saigon Railway Station at 21.25 and arrive at Tuy Hoa Station at 17.25 the following day.

They new trains will stop to pick up passengers at the railway stations of Bien Hoa, Binh Thuan, Thap Cham, Nha Trang, Ninh Hoa, Ca Na and Ninh Thuan.

One way ticket of the HCM City – Tuy Hoa trains will range from 253,000 VND to 907,000 VND depending on seat categories.

The company has also suspended the SNT3 train on Nha Trang – HCM City route.-VNA

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