The Viet Nam Railway Corporation will daily operate 2 pairs of SE3/4 and SE7/8 passenger trains on the Thong Nhat (North-South) route starting from early March.

The SE3 train will depart from Ha Noi at 7.25pm, and then arrive in Vinh at 1.29am, Da Nang at 11.44am, Nha Trang at 9.58pm and Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) at 6.38am.

In the opposite direction, the SE4 train will leave HCMC at 7.25pm and arrive in Nha Trang at 2.54am, Da Nang at 12.56am, Vinh 11.13pm and Ha Noi at 5.50am.

Meanwhile, SE7/8 trains will depart from HCMC and Ha Noi respectively at 6.00am. The SE7 train will then stop at Vinh at 12.12pm, Da Nang at 10.58pm, Nha Trang at 8.57am and HCMC at 4.55pm. The SE8 train will arrive in Nha Trang at 1.55pm, Da Nang 00.34am, Vinh at noon and Ha Noi station at 7.13pm.

Of special note, a pair of SE21/22 trains running on Da Nang-Ho Chi Minh route will stop operating from 8 March.

By NAM PHUONG - Translated by M.D