Classic route
Hai Phong Line
Hanoi → Hai Phong · Vietnam
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French-built in 1902, this metre-gauge line still links Hanoi to Vietnam’s great northern port through the Red River delta.
Stations
- 0 kmHanoi
- 5 kmGia Lam
- 57 kmHai Duong
- 78 kmPhu Thai
- 97 kmThuong Ly
- 101 kmHaiphong
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 16533914 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 3 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 Hai Phong Line?
The Hai Phong Line runs 102 km from Hanoi to Hai Phong.
How long does the Hai Phong Line take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 2 h 25 min for the 102 km. That is an average of 42 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 60 km/h.
Who runs the Hai Phong Line?
Vietnam Railways.
How old is the Hai Phong Line?
The line has been in service since 1902. 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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