page_title: Vietnam Railways
hierarchical_section_title: Vietnam Railways
caption_attribution_description: Train station of Dalat.
context_page_description: Vietnam Railways is the state-owned operator of the railway system in Vietnam. The principal route is the 1,600 km 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. There are also standard gauge lines running from Hanoi to the People’s Republic of China, eventually leading to Beijing, and some mixed gauge in and around Hanoi.
context_section_description: Vietnam Railways (Đường sắt Việt Nam) is the state-owned operator of the railway system in Vietnam. The principal route is the 1,600 km (990 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. There are also standard gauge lines running from Hanoi to the People’s Republic of China, eventually leading to Beijing, and some mixed gauge in and around Hanoi.
caption: TY6P, Da Lat–Thap Cham Railway
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