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Train routes operated by Vietnam Railways
4 routes · classic 1 · night train 2 · heritage 1
Vietnam Railways runs 4 of the routes in the World Train Map atlas, 2,131 km of railway across 1 country. The longest is the Reunification Express at 1,726 km; the fastest is the Reunification Express, running up to 90 km/h; the oldest line it runs over here opened in 1902.
The company itself dates to 1946, filed on Wikidata as a railway company. What this page says about the company comes from Vietnam Railways's own Wikidata item, checked against the countries its routes here actually cross before any of it is used; everything about the railway is counted from this atlas. Official site ↗ · Wikipedia ↗ · Wikidata Q501329 ↗
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- 4
- Total length
- 2,131 km
- Countries
- Vietnam
- Oldest line here
- 1902
- Company founded
- 1946
- Type
- railway company
- Fastest
- Reunification Express · 90 km/h
- Longest
- Reunification Express · 1,726 km
Classic (1)
- Hai Phong Line
French-built in 1902, this metre-gauge line still links Hanoi to Vietnam’s great northern port through the Red River delta.
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Night train (2)
- Reunification Express
Two nights along the South China Sea: the Hải Vân Pass clings to cliffs the road never dared.
Wikipedia ↗ - Lào Cai Sleeper
Overnight metre-gauge sleeper up the Red River valley to Lào Cai, the mountain gateway to the terraced rice slopes of Sapa.
Wikipedia ↗
Heritage (1)
- Da Lat Railway
The last working stub of the French cog railway to Da Lat: 7 km of heritage track from a 1938 Art Deco station to Trại Mát.
Wikipedia ↗
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — each route page credits the author & licence
How many train routes does Vietnam Railways run?
4 of the routes in this atlas are Vietnam Railways services, covering 2,131 km across 1 country (Vietnam). That is what this atlas draws, not the operator's whole network — a national railway runs thousands of local services no map of notable journeys would list.
What is the fastest Vietnam Railways train?
The Reunification Express, Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City, at up to 90 km/h. Its fastest scheduled run takes ≈ 33 h over 1,726 km.
Does Vietnam Railways run night trains?
Yes — 2 sleeper services in this atlas: Reunification Express (Hanoi – Ho Chi Minh City), Lào Cai Sleeper (Hanoi – Lao Cai).
When was Vietnam Railways founded?
Wikidata records the company's inception as 1946, and files it as a railway company. The oldest railway it runs over in this atlas opened in 1902 — the line and the company are rarely the same age, and this page dates both.
Countries Vietnam Railways runs in
- 🇻🇳 Train routes in Vietnam 5 routes