The Vietnam Railway Corporation (VNR) has announced the resumption of North - South passenger train services from Wednesday night, September 28 after typhoon Noru caused significant damage to rail infrastructure in affected localities.

Noru made landfall in the parts from Da Nang to Quang Nam early Wednesday morning, bringing powerful winds and heavy rain to some central localities. As a result, railway infrastructure in affected localities were affected by the storm, and this caused disruption to train traffic.

VNR re-operated its North - South passenger train services starting from Wednesday night, September 28. Photo: GIA MINH

The storm destroyed rail infrastructure in Noru- affected areas and blocked the lines so VNR’s teams made concerted efforts to repair damage and clear debris to ensure smooth operation of trains on the North - South route. As a result, VNR successfully completed recovery of rail infrastructure from storm damage at 11:00am on Wednesday.  

Reporting by GIA MINH – Translating by H.L