Heritage route
Da Lat Railway
Da Lat → Trai Mat · Vietnam
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.
How this line was checked
- The 6 km this route shares with OpenStreetMap relation 3531754 is drawn from that relation's own nodes, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 84.1% of this line lies within 250 m of real track, a median 6 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: Vietnam Railways — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Da Lat Railway?
The Da Lat Railway runs 7 km from Da Lat to Trai Mat.
How long does the Da Lat Railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 25 min for the 7 km. That is an average of 17 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 30 km/h.
Who runs the Da Lat Railway?
Vietnam Railways, with heritage railcar.
How old is the Da Lat Railway?
The line has been in service since 1932. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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