Tickets for Hue - Da Nang tourist train route which will become operational starting from March 26 are now available for purchase, according to the Viet Nam Railway Corporation (VNR).

The Da Nang - Hue railway section through the Hai Van Pass. Photo: VNR

VNR will operate two pairs of trains HD1/2 and HD3/4 running between Hue and Da Nang, named “Central Heritage Connection”.

Specifically, every day, passenger train HD1 departs at the Hue Railway Station at 7:45 am and arrives in Da Nang at 10:35 am, whilst train HD3 leaves Hue at 2:25 pm and reaches Da Nang at 5:40 pm.

Meanwhile, passenger train HD2 sets off at the Da Nang Railway Station at 7:50 am and gets in Hue at 11:05 am. Train HD4 starts out at 3:00 pm from Da Nang and turns up at the Hue Railway Station at 5:45 pm.

On the journey, the trains will stop at the Lang Co Station for 10 minutes for tourists to admire the beauty and take check-in photos of the Lang Co Bay.

In the immediate future, each train will have 5 air-conditioned soft-seat carriages and a community carriage serving local cultural and culinary programmes.

During the opening month, VNR applies preferential ticket prices of VND150,000/ticket. The monthly ticket price is set at VND900,000/ticket. Also, discounts from 10% -50% will be applied for passengers who are policy beneficiaries.

The train route not only ensures people's traffic connection between Hue and Da Nang, but also promises to bring an impressive journey for locals and tourists with many new, different, and regionally specific services.

Reporting by GIA PHUC - Translating by M.DUNG