This is a list of railway stations in Vietnam. It only includes stations with timetabled services. The Vietnamese railway system is owned and primarily operated by the state-owned Vietnam Railways (Vietnamese: Đường sắt Việt Nam), although private railway companies also offer special service to key destinations.[1] Its principal route is the 1,726 km (1,072 mi) single track North-South Railway line running between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Besides this one, the system includes lines connecting Hanoi to the People’s Republic of China, to surrounding cities such as Thái Nguyên, Hai Phong and Ha Long.[2][3]
As of 2005, there were 278 stations on the Vietnamese railway network.[4] Of these, 191 are located along the North-South Railway line,[5] 40 along the Hanoi–Lao Cai line,[6] 23 along the Hanoi–Dong Dang line,[7] 18 along the Hanoi–Haiphong line,[8] 14 along the Hanoi–Thai Nguyen line,[9] and 12 along the Kep–Ha Long line.[10]
History
editConstruction of the North-South Railway took over thirty years, with individual sections completed serially: from 1899 to 1905, the Hanoi–Vinh section was laid down, followed by the Nha Trang–Saigon section from 1905 to 1913, then the Vinh-Hue section from 1913 to 1927, and finally, the remaining Hue–Nha Trang section from 1930 to 1936, at which point the entire Hanoi–Saigon link was formally put into full operation.
Architecture
editSince Vietnam's railway system was mainly built by the French during their occupation of Indochina, many of the stations were built according to the neoclassical Beaux-Arts architectural style taught at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.[11] In fact, Beaux-Arts training was de rigueur for architects in Indochina: an 1885 report states that the Governor of Cochinchina, seeking to hire a certain number of architects to work on public buildings, insisted that all candidates be educated at the École des Beaux-Arts.[12] The main pavilion of Hanoi's Hang Co Station, originally built in the Beaux-Arts style, was destroyed during the Vietnam War in December 1972 as part of Operation Linebacker. With its two wings left standing, it was rebuilt in 1976, the main pavilion being replaced with a more modern concrete pavilion in the Soviet internationalist style; author William Stewart Logan described it as "a concrete block building of little architectural significance".[13][14][15]
Da Lat Railway Station, designed in 1936 and completed in 1938 by French architects Moncet and Reveron, was designed in the western style, although it incorporates the high, pointed roofs characteristic of the communal buildings of Vietnam's Central Highlands. The three roofs, said to represent the three peaks of Dalat's iconic Lang Biang mountain, are also reminiscent of Normandy's Trouville-Deauville Station.[16] The station's earned it recognition as a national historical monument in 2001.[17]
In order to facilitate tourism—one of the railway's primary uses at the time—railway stations were commonly built with attached hotels.[11]
Station facilities
editList of stations
editNorth-South Railway
editThis abridged list includes all major stations[nb 1] with timetabled services. As of 2005, there were 278 stations on the Vietnamese railway network,[4] of which 191 were located along the North-South Railway line.[5]
Hanoi–Lao Cai
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Km | Station | Region | Province | City | Opened | Notes | Photo |
0 | Hanoi | Red River Delta | Hanoi | Cua Nam Ward, Hoan Kiem District | 1902[18] | Interchange for North–South Railway, Hanoi–Haiphong, Hanoi–Thai Nguyen, Hanoi–Dong Dang lines | |
2 | Long Bien | Red River Delta | Hanoi | Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi | Interchange for Hanoi–Haiphong, Hanoi–Dong Dang and Hanoi–Thai Nguyen lines | ||
5 | Gia Lam | Red River Delta | Hanoi | Gia Lam District, Hanoi | Interchange for Hanoi–Haiphong, Hanoi–Dong Dang and Hanoi–Thai Nguyen lines | [8] | |
11 | Yen Vien | Red River Delta | Hanoi | Gia Lam District, Hanoi | 1903[23] | Interchange for Hanoi–Dong Dang and Hanoi–Thai Nguyen lines | |
18 | Co Loa | Red River Delta | Hanoi | Interchange for Hanoi–Thai Nguyen line | |||
21 | Dong Anh | Red River Delta | Hanoi | Dong Anh District, Hanoi | Interchange for Hanoi–Thai Nguyen line | ||
27 | Bac Hong | Red River Delta | Hanoi | Dong Anh District, Hanoi | |||
33 | Thach Loi | Red River Delta | Vinh Phuc | Quang Minh, Me Linh District | |||
39 | Phuc Yen | Red River Delta | Vinh Phuc | ||||
48 | Huong Canh | Red River Delta | Vinh Phuc | Binh Xuyen District | |||
54 | Vinh Yen | Red River Delta | Vinh Phuc | ||||
63 | Huong Lai | Red River Delta | Vinh Phuc | Chan Hung, Vinh Tuong District | |||
69 | Bach Hac | Red River Delta | Vinh Phuc | Viet Xuan, Vinh Tuong District | |||
73 | Viet Tri | Đông Bắc | Phu Tho | Ben Got Ward, Viet Tri | |||
82 | Phu Duc | Đông Bắc | Phu Tho | Van Co Ward, Viet Tri | |||
91 | Tien Kien | Đông Bắc | Phu Tho | Tien Kien, Lam Thao District | |||
99 | Phu Tho | Đông Bắc | Phu Tho | Phu Tho | |||
108 | Chi Chu | Đông Bắc | Phu Tho | Chi Tien, Thanh Ba District | |||
118 | Vu En | Đông Bắc | Phu Tho | ||||
131 | Am Thuong | Đông Bắc | Phu Tho | Ha Hoa District | |||
141 | Doan Thuong | Đông Bắc | Phu Tho | Doan Thuong, Ha Hoa District | |||
148 | Van Phu | Đông Bắc | Yen Bai | Van Tien, Tran Yen District | |||
155 | Yen Bai | Đông Bắc | Yen Bai | Yen Bai | [9] | ||
165 | Co Phuc | Đông Bắc | Yen Bai | Tran Yen District | |||
173 | Dao Thanh | Đông Bắc | Yen Bai | ||||
177 | Ngoi Hop | Đông Bắc | Yen Bai | Bao Dap, Tran Yen District | |||
186 | Mau A | Đông Bắc | Yen Bai | Van Yen District | |||
195 | Mau Dong | Đông Bắc | Yen Bai | Mau Dong, Van Yen District | |||
202 | Trai Hut | Đông Bắc | Yen Bai | An Binh, Van Yen District | |||
210 | Lam Giang | Đông Bắc | Yen Bai | Kim Giang, Van Yen District | |||
228 | Lang Khay | Đông Bắc | Yen Bai | Lam Giang, Van Yen District | |||
237 | Bao Ha | Đông Bắc | |||||
247 | Thai Van | Đông Bắc | |||||
254 | Cau Nho | Đông Bắc | |||||
262 | Pho Lu | Đông Bắc | Lao Cai | Bao Thang District | |||
270 | Lang | Đông Bắc | Lao Cai | Thai Nien, Bao Thang District | |||
277 | Thai Nien | Đông Bắc | Lao Cai | Thai Nien, Bao Thang District | |||
283 | Lang Giang | Đông Bắc | Lao Cai | Thai Nien, Bao Thang District | |||
294 | Lao Cai | Đông Bắc | Lao Cai | Pho Moi Ward, Lao Cai | For People's Republic of China |
Hanoi–Dong Dang
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Km | Station | Region | Province | City | Opened | Notes | Photo |
0 | Hanoi | Red River Delta | Hanoi | Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi | 1902[18] | Interchange for North–South Railway, Hanoi–Haiphong, Hanoi–Lao Cai, and Hanoi–Thai Nguyen lines | |
2 | Long Bien | Red River Delta | Hanoi | Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi | Interchange for Hanoi–Haiphong, Hanoi–Lao Cai, and Hanoi–Thai Nguyen lines | ||
5 | Gia Lam | Red River Delta | Hanoi | Gia Lam District, Hanoi | Interchange for Hanoi–Haiphong, Hanoi–Lao Cai, and Hanoi–Thai Nguyen lines | [10] | |
11 | Yen Vien | Red River Delta | Hanoi | Gia Lam District, Hanoi | 1903[23] | Interchange for Hanoi–Lao Cai, and Hanoi–Thai Nguyen lines | |
17 | Tu Son | Red River Delta | Bac Ninh | Tu Son District | |||
24 | Lim | Red River Delta | Bac Ninh | Tien Du District | |||
29 | Bac Ninh | Red River Delta | Bac Ninh | Ninh Xa Ward, Bac Ninh | |||
34 | Thi Cau | Red River Delta | Bac Ninh | Thi Cau Ward, Bac Ninh | |||
39 | Sen Ho | Đông Bắc | Bắc Giang | Hoang Ninh, Viet Yen District | |||
49 | Bac Giang | Đông Bắc | Bắc Giang | Bắc Giang | |||
59 | Pho Trang | Đông Bắc | Bắc Giang | Phi Mo, Lang Giang District | |||
69 | Kep | Đông Bắc | Bắc Giang | Kép, Lang Giang District | Interchange for Kep–Ha Long and Thai Nguyen–Kep lines | ||
75 | Voi Xo | Đông Bắc | Lang Son | Huu Lung District | |||
81 | Pho Vi | Đông Bắc | Lang Son | Hoa Thang, Huu Lung District | |||
89 | Bac Le | Đông Bắc | Lang Son | Tan Thanh, Huu Lung District | |||
99 | Song Hoa | Đông Bắc | Lang Son | Chi Lang District | |||
106 | Chi Lang | Đông Bắc | Lang Son | Chi Lang, Chi Lang District | |||
113 | Dong Mo | Đông Bắc | Lang Son | Chi Lang District | |||
125 | Bac Thuy | Đông Bắc | Lang Son | Bac Thuy, Chi Lang District | |||
143 | Yen Trach | Đông Bắc | Lang Son | Yen Trach, Cao Loc District | |||
149 | Lang Son | Đông Bắc | Lang Son | Lang Son | |||
163 | Dong Dang | Đông Bắc | Lang Son | Dong Dang, Cao Loc District | For People's Republic of China |
Hanoi–Haiphong
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Km | Station | Region | Province | City | Opened | Notes | Photo |
0 | Hanoi | Red River Delta | Hanoi | Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi | 1902[18] | Interchange for North–South Railway, Hanoi–Lao Cai, Hanoi–Dong Dang and Hanoi–Thai Nguyen lines | |
2 | Long Bien | Red River Delta | Hanoi | Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi | Interchange for Hanoi–Lao Cai, Hanoi–Dong Dang and Hanoi–Thai Nguyen lines | ||
5 | Gia Lam | Red River Delta | Hanoi | Gia Lam District, Hanoi | Interchange for Hanoi–Lao Cai, Hanoi–Dong Dang and Hanoi–Thai Nguyen lines | [11] | |
11 | Cau Bay | Red River Delta | Bac Ninh Province | Hoan Son, Tien Du District | |||
16 | Phu Thuy | Red River Delta | Hanoi | Gia Lam District, Hanoi | |||
24 | Lac Dao | Red River Delta | Hung Yen Province | Van Lam District | |||
31 | Tuan Luong | Red River Delta | Hải Dương | My Van District | |||
40 | Cam Giang | Red River Delta | Hải Dương | Cam Giang District | |||
51 | Cao Xa | Red River Delta | Hải Dương | Cao An, Cam Giang District | |||
57 | Hai Duong | Red River Delta | Hải Dương | Hải Dương | |||
64 | Tien Trung | Red River Delta | Hải Dương | ||||
68 | Lai Khe | Red River Delta | Hải Dương | ||||
72 | Pham Xa | Red River Delta | Hải Dương | Tuan Hung, Kim Thanh District | |||
78 | Phu Thai | Red River Delta | Hải Dương | Kim Thanh District | |||
87 | Du Nghia | Red River Delta | Haiphong | Dai Ban, An Duong District, Haiphong | |||
91 | Vat Cach | Red River Delta | Haiphong | Haiphong | |||
97 | Thuong Ly | Red River Delta | Haiphong | Hong Bang District, Haiphong | |||
102 | Hai Phong | Red River Delta | Haiphong | Ngo Quyen District, Haiphong | 1902[24] |
Hanoi–Thai Nguyen
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Km | Station | Region | Province | City | Opened | Notes | Photo |
0 | Hanoi | Red River Delta | Hanoi | Cua Nam Ward, Hoan Kiem District | 1902[18] | Interchange for North–South Railway, Hanoi–Haiphong, Hanoi–Lao Cai and Hanoi–Dong Dang lines | |
2 | Long Bien | Red River Delta | Hanoi | Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi | Interchange for Hanoi–Haiphong, Hanoi–Lao Cai and Hanoi–Dong Dang lines | ||
5 | Gia Lam | Red River Delta | Hanoi | Gia Lam District, Hanoi | Interchange for Hanoi–Haiphong, Hanoi–Lao Cai and Hanoi–Dong Dang lines | [12] | |
11 | Yen Vien | Red River Delta | Hanoi | Gia Lam District, Hanoi | 1903[23] | Interchange for Hanoi–Lao Cai and Hanoi–Dong Dang lines | |
18 | Co Loa | Red River Delta | Hanoi | Interchange for Hanoi–Lao Cai line | |||
21 | Dong Anh | Red River Delta | Hanoi | Dong Anh District, Hanoi | Interchange for Hanoi–Lao Cai line | ||
31 | Da Phuc | Red River Delta | Hanoi | Bac Phu, Soc Son District | |||
40 | Trung Gia | Red River Delta | Hanoi | Trung Gia, Soc Son District | |||
46 | Thanh Xuyen | ||||||
51 | Pho Yen | Thai Nguyen Province | Ba Hang, Pho Yen District | ||||
60 | Luong Son | Đông Bắc | Thai Nguyen Province | Luong Son | |||
69 | Luu Xa | Đông Bắc | Thai Nguyen Province | Phu Xa Ward, Thai Nguyen | Interchange for Thai Nguyen–Kep line | ||
73 | Thai Nguyen | Đông Bắc | Thai Nguyen Province | Thai Nguyen | |||
75 | Quan Trieu | Đông Bắc | Thai Nguyen Province | Quan Trieu Ward, Thai Nguyen |
Kep–Ha Long
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Km | Station | Region | Province | City | Opened | Notes | Photo |
Kep | Đông Bắc | Bắc Giang | Kép, Lang Giang District | Interchange for Hanoi–Dong Dang and Thai Nguyen–Kep lines | |||
Bao Son | Đông Bắc | Bắc Giang | |||||
Lan Mau | Đông Bắc | Bắc Giang | |||||
Cam Ly | Đông Bắc | Bắc Giang | |||||
Chi Linh | Đông Bắc | Hai Duong | |||||
Dong Trieu | Đông Bắc | Quang Ninh | |||||
Mao Khe | Đông Bắc | Quang Ninh | |||||
Yen Duong | Đông Bắc | Quang Ninh | |||||
Uong Bi | Đông Bắc | Quang Ninh | |||||
Ban Co | Đông Bắc | Quang Ninh | |||||
Nam Khe | Đông Bắc | Quang Ninh | |||||
Yen Cu | Đông Bắc | Quang Ninh | [13] | ||||
Ha Long | Đông Bắc | Quang Ninh |
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editSee also
editNotes and references
edit- Notes
- ^ For the purpose of this list, major stations are defined as line terminals and stations at which two or more scheduled SE-class trains make regular stops lasting two or more minutes. See the official Vietnam Railways timetable (Page 1, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4, Page 5 (in Vietnamese)).
- ^ a b c Defunct or partially defunct line.
- References
- ^ "Train travel in Vietnam". Seat61. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
- ^ "Railway Network". Vietnam Railways. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
- ^ "Vietnam: Transport Infrastructure" (pdf). World Bank. May 2004. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
- ^ a b "Infrastructure Maintenance and Construction". Vietnam Railways. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
- ^ a b "Các ga trên tuyến đường sắt Thống Nhất" (Railway stations on the North-South Railway), Page 1–Page 2 (in Vietnamese) Cite error: The named reference "vr-nsga" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ "Các ga trên tuyến đường sắt Hà Nội - Lào Cai" (Railway stations on the Hanoi–Lao Cai Railway) (in Vietnamese)
- ^ "Các ga trên tuyến đường sắt Hà Nội - Đồng Đăng " (Railway stations on the Hanoi–Dong Dang Railway) (in Vietnamese)
- ^ "Các ga trên tuyến đường sắt Hà Nội - Hải Phòng" (Railway stations on the Hanoi–HaiPhong Railway) (in Vietnamese)
- ^ "Các ga trên tuyến đường sắt Hà Nội - Quán Triều" (Railway stations on the Hanoi–Quan Trieu Railway) (in Vietnamese)
- ^ "Bảng giờ tàu hỗn hợp R157/R158 (Combined Schedule for Trains R157/R158)". Vietnam Railways. Retrieved 2010-06-24. (in Vietnamese)
- ^ a b Jilly Traganou, Miodrag Mitrašinović (2009). "Evolving Tourist Topographies: The Case of Hue, Vietnam". Travel, space, architecture. Design and the built environment. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 234. ISBN 0754648273.
- ^ American architect and architecture. Vol. 18. The American Architect. 1885. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ^ William Stewart Logan. Hanoi: biography of a city. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
- ^ Ga Hàng Cỏ (in Vietnamese)
- ^ Mark Sidel (1998). Old Hanoi. Images of Asia. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9835600511.
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- ^ Minh Thu (2009-02-22). "Little Paris charms visitors". Asia News Network. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
- ^ a b c d e f "Ga Hà Nội ngày ấy, bây giờ..." Retrieved 2010-06-30. (in Vietnamese)
- ^ a b "Ga Vinh, truyền thống và hiện đại". Retrieved 2010-06-30. (in Vietnamese)
- ^ "100 năm ga Huế (100 years of Hue Railway Station)". 2006-12-16. Retrieved 2010-07-20. (in Vietnamese)
- ^ a b "Ga Đà Nẵng". Retrieved 2010-06-30. (in Vietnamese)
- ^ a b "Ga Sài Gòn". Retrieved 2010-06-30. (in Vietnamese)
- ^ a b c d "Ga Yên Viên". Retrieved 2010-06-30. (in Vietnamese)
- ^ a b "Ga Hải Phòng". Retrieved 2010-06-30. (in Vietnamese)
- ^ "Ga Phố Núi - Đà Lạt". Retrieved 2010-06-30. (in Vietnamese)