Hanoi Central Station
History
In 1895, The French Indochina choose the Hang Co Market area to build the main station of Hanoi. The old name of this station is Hang Co railway station. Hanoi railway station was built by France and opened in 1902. That time, Hanoi station had a Western-style design and It was design by Henri Vildieu. Hanoi railway station is also one of the largest station in South East Asia at that time. 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).
Services
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Passenger services departing from Hanoi Main station:
To ĐỒNG ĐĂNG (for Beijing) | ||
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Train number: | M1 (T6 in China) | DD5 |
Hanoi depart: | 18:30 Tuesdays & Fridays only | 07:05 |
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.
To Hải Phòng | ||||
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Train number: | HP1 | LP3 | LP5 | LP7 |
Hanoi Depart: | 06:00 | 09:25 | 15:20 | 18:15 |
Trains to Hai Phong reach Hanoi Station on weekends and holidays only. During weekdays, the terminus is Long Biên Station.
To Lao Cai (For Sapa) | ||||
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Train Number: | YB3 | SP1 | SP3 | SP7 |
Hanoi Depart: | 06:10
(Saturday only) |
21:35 | 22:00 | 22:30
(Friday only) |
To Saigon, The Reunification Express | ||||||
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Train number: | SE9 | SE3 | SE1 | SE7 | SE5 | SE9 |
Hanoi depart: | 14:25 | 19:25 | 22:00 | 06:00 | 15:20 | 14:25 |
The train to Nanning departs from Hanoi's Gia Lam station, along with two more trains to Haiphong.
Gallery
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Old part of Hanoi railway station
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Gare d'Hanoï, 1912
References
- ^ "The history of Hanoi station". May 28, 2021.
- ^ "Railway Network". Vietnam Railways. Archived from the original on 2010-04-18. Retrieved 2018-05-29.