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The Ho Chi Minh City–Cần Thơ express railway (Vietnamese: Đường sắt cao tốc Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh - Cần Thơ) is a proposed high speed railway in Vietnam. The line would begin in Ho Chi Minh City , crossing provinces and municipalities of Ho Chi Minh City, Long An , Tiền Giang , Vĩnh Long , Cần Thơ .
As of 2005, approximately 2,600 km (1,600 mi) of track was in use throughout Vietnam—2,169 km (1,348 mi) meter gauge, 178 km (111 mi) standard gauge and 253 km (157 mi) mixed gauge. [5] As of 2005, there were 278 stations on the Vietnamese railway network, 191 of which are located along the North-South Railway line. [5] [6]
This allows passengers to book a discounted (sometimes free) train ticket in addition to their full-price air ticket. Checked through luggage and dedicated train compartments for airline passengers are not normally available, though sometimes first class train travel is provided. Travel is usually available to the entire rail network. [9]
The express line would be built as a double-track standard gauge (1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in)) line, with a design speed of 300 kilometres per hour (190 mph) compared with the existing North–South Railway line which was metre gauge (1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in)) sometimes single track with an average speed of 50 kilometres per hour (31 mph).
Anantara has just launched a new five-hour Vietnam luxury train experience that connects the popular resort destinations of Na Trang and Quy Nhon – its second route in the country.
Rail transport remains relatively underused as a mode of transport in Vietnam. While road transport dominates the transport sector by far—accounting for 65% of freight moved as of 2006—rail transport accounted for only 4% of freight transportation in 2008, and 5% of passenger transportation, leading it to be considered the "least relevant" of all modes of transport in the European Union's ...
Vietnam Railways (VNR, Vietnamese: Đường sắt Việt Nam) is the state-owned operator of the railway system in Vietnam. The principal route is the 1,727 km (1,100 mi) single-track North–South Railway line, running between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. This was built at the metre gauge in the 1880s during the French colonial rule.
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