As of Tuesday noon, the LP6 train service from Haiphong had arrived at Long Bien Station. Meanwhile, service LP5 left Long Bien Station for Haiphong at 3:30 pm the same day.
Hanoi rail services to Haiphong and HCM City reopened
During the pilot operation of passenger railway services between October 13-20, from Monday and Friday, the LP5/LP6 train services departed and arrived at Long Bien Station. The trains will operate from Hanoi Station at the weekend.
Since October 13, Vietnam Railways Corporation has also reopened the SE7/SE8 and SE5/SE6 services on the Hanoi-HCM City route.
The SE7/SE8 services call at Hanoi, Phu Ly, Nam Dinh, Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa, Vinh, Yen Trung, Huong Pho, Dong Hoi, Dong Ha, Hue, Danang, Tam Ky, Quang Ngai, Nha Trang, Binh Thuan, Bien Hoa and HCM City.
Passengers are requested to ensure safe distances and other Covid-19 prevention regulations. They have to show full vaccination and the negative Covid-19 testing certificates.
Besides commercial passenger trains, the railway sector has continued running trains to transport people from HCM City to their hometowns. By October 11, around 6,000 people had been brought home by train in different localities from the southern region.
