Hanoi–Đồng Đăng railway

Railway line in Vietnam

Hanoi–Đồng Đăng railway

Hanoi–Đồng Đăng railway (dual gauge)

Overview
Owner| Vietnam Railways
Locale| Vietnam
Termini|

* Hanoi station
* Đồng Đăng station

Website| http://www.vr.com.vn/en
Service
Type| Heavy rail
History
Opened| 1902
Technical
Line length| 162 km (101 mi)
Track gauge| 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)

Hanoi–Đồng Đăng railway (Vietnamese: Đường sắt Hà Nội–Đồng Đăng) is a railway line in the country of Vietnam. It is a single-track standard-gauge and metre-gauge (dual-gauge) line connecting the capital Hanoi to Đồng Đăng, on the China-Vietnam border in Lạng Sơn Province. It has a total length of 162 km (101 mi).[1]

At the border, the Hanoi–Đồng Đăng railway connects with the Hunan–Guangxi railway in China. The station on the Chinese side of the Friendship Pass is Pingxiang.

Along with the North–South railway, the Hanoi–Đồng Đăng railway line is part of a rail system across the Eurasian continent.

## History

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Hanoi-Nanning train sign

The railway was built under the French colonial rule. The first section from Lạng Sơn to Bắc Giang was built between 1890 and 1894, originally adopting a 600 mm narrow gauge. Under the rule of governor Paul Doumer the railway was converted to metre gauge and extended to Hanoi (in 1900), and to Đồng Đăng (in 1902).[2][3][4] In 1954 the line was renovated with help from China, and connected to the Chinese Hunan–Guangxi railway.[5] During the Vietnam war, the PLA Railway Corps repaired the railway from wartime damage and converted it to the present dual gauge.[6][7]

On 1 January 2009 through passenger service between Nanning (China) and Gia Lâm (Hanoi) started.[8]

## References

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1. ^ Vietnam and Cambodia rail news roundup[permanent dead link]
2. ^ The Directory & Chronicle of China, Japan, Straits Settlements, Malaya, Borneo, Siam, the Philippines, Korea, Indo-China, Netherlands Indies, Etc. 1906.
3. ^ Returns of Trade and Trade Reports. Statistical Department of the Inspectorate General. 1893. p. 579.
4. ^ Naval Intelligence Division (2013-01-11). Indo-China. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-20911-6.
5. ^ Service, United States Foreign Broadcast Information (1979). Daily Report: People's Republic of China. National Technical Information Service.
6. ^ Zhen, Zeming (1965). The Chinese Communists' Role in the War in Vietnam. Asian People's Anti-Communist League.
7. ^ Calkins, Laura M. (2013-04-12). China and the First Vietnam War, 1947-54. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-07847-9.
8. ^ "河内至南宁国际旅客列车首趟列车开行". 南宁新闻网. 2009-01-06. Archived from the original on 2011-09-25.

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Rail transport in Vietnam

Opreator|

* Vietnam Railways

Railway lines|

| Main line|

* North–South railway
* Hanoi–Lào Cai railway
* Hanoi–Haiphong railway
* Hanoi–Quán Triều railway
* Hanoi–Đồng Đăng railway
* Kép–Hạ Long railway
* Kép–Lưu Xá railway

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Branch line|

* Bắc Hồng–Văn Điển railway
* Phố Lu–Pom Hán railway
* Khe Sim–Cửa Ông railway
* Diêu Trì – Quy Nhơn railway
* Vàng Danh–Điền Công railway
* Lộ Phong–Nam Cầu Trắng railway
* Bình Thuận–Phan Thiết railway
* Quan Triều–Núi Hồng railway
* Phủ Lý–Thịnh Châu railway
* Yên Trạch–Na Dương railway
* Mai Pha–Nai Dương railway

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Hanoi–Đồng Đăng railway

* Hà Nội
* Long Biên
* Gia Lâm
* Yên Viên
* Từ Sơn
* Lim
* Bắc Ninh
* Thị Cầu
* Sen Hồ
* Bắc Giang
* Phố Tráng
* Kép
* Voi Xô
* Phố Vị
* Bắc Lệ
* Sông Hóa
* Chi Lăng
* Đồng Mỏ
* Bắc Thủy
* Bản Thí
* Yên Trạch
* Lạng Sơn
* Đồng Đăng

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