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Amid rising airfares, many travelers are shifting to train to travel in the coming National Day holiday, according to Bui Thanh Tu - Marketing Director of BestPrice Travel Company.

Thailand’s double-track railway on the State Railway of Thailand’s (SRT) southern line, spanning from Nakhon Pathom to Chumphon, has officially started operations, the SRT has announced.

First Bangkok-Vientiane passenger train departing from Bangkok’s Thep Aphiwat station arrived in Vientiane’s Khamsavath station on July 20 morning.

A new international train service connecting Bangkok and Vientiane will begin on July 19, the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) announced on July 3.

Since the beginning of 2024, the central province of Thua Thien- Hue has welcomed more than 891,000 visitors, an increase of 40% year on year, of which, international arrivals are estimated at 447,000, a surge of 74% compared to the same period last year.

Many disadvantaged workers and families in Ho Chi Minh City have been offered free train rides home this Lunar New Year (Tet holiday), a gesture of support with the hope that everyone can be reunited with their families on the occasion of the most important traditional festival of Vietnamese.

In an attempt to improve service quality and serve passenger demand, the Vietnam Railway Corporation (VNR) has worked with localities, including Thua Thien – Hue, to boost its heritage tourism connection.

A cross-border tourist train service from the Chinese capital Beijing to Lao capital Vientiane began running on November 13.

Traveling by train has become a new travel trend among young people keen to experience the slow rhythm of a relaxing journey, while watching beautiful natural scenery pass by.

The first international cross-border passenger train services between Laos and China officially began on April 13, with one train per day in each direction making the border crossing.

A ceremony to commemorate and honour French communist Raymonde Dien (1929-2022) was held on February 25 in France’s Saint-Pierre-des-Corps city where she bravely laid down on the rails to block a train carrying tanks and other weapons to Indochina on February 23, 1950.

The train was operated at a maximum speed of 20km per hour. The trial ran without any hitches, according to the Management Authority for Urban Railways (MAUR) in Ho Chi Minh City.

A smart factory development project was kicked off on May 24 in the northern province of Vinh Phuc.

Travellers are set to have an opportunity to experience Vietnam’s beauty on trains with steam locomotives.

A train was safely commissioned on a 10-km elevated section of the Hanoi urban railway line No.3 (Nhon-Hanoi Station) from Nhon depot to Cau Giay station on July 1.

Global hotel management company Minor Hotels has collaborated with the State-owned Vietnam Railways Corporation to attach Vietage, a 12-seater luxury coach, to the daily train between Da Nang and Quy Nhon cities starting in early July.

Export of fresh fruit to China via train using refrigerated containers has contributed to curbing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Only after one sits on the Thong Nhat train, passing through every station along the length of the country, one could then truly comprehend the magnificent beauty of the Vietnam.

As safety considerations gained urgency, Hanoi authorities have decided to shut down makeshift coffee shops on its famous Train Street.

Gia Lam Train Plant was built in 1905. It is now 115 years old... The plant was built by the French colonialists to “leverage” the railway sector’s development at that time.