In celebration for the 49^th anniversary of National Unification Day (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2024), on Saturday, at the Saigon Station, the Viet Nam Railways Corporation held a launching ceremony for the high quality train SE21/22 operating on the Chi Minh City - Da Nang route.

High quality passenger ship SE21/SE22. Photo: GIA MINH

Following the success of the high-quality train on the Ha Noi - Da Nang route (SE19/20), the SE21/22 train has been put into operation by the railway industry, serving the travel needs of people during the ongoing 5-day break for National Reunification Day (April 30) and International Workers’ Day (May 1) holiday. This is expected to become a "hot" tourism product in this summer.

Addressing the ceremony, Mr. Hoang Gia Khanh, the General Director of the Viet Nam Railway Corporation said that the launch of the SE21/SE22 train is one of the new comers in the chain of products and services that the railway industry is providing in a bid to bring passengers interesting experiences on Viet Nam Railways' journeys, contributing to the tourism, socio-economic and cultural development.

Accordingly, the carriages used on train SE21/22 are the best selected by the Viet Nam Railways Corporation to renovate in order to increase utility and bring high aesthetic effects.

In particular, there are many modern features to serve passengers for the first time, such as the shells of the train cars being newly painted in white, gray and blue tones with the main image of a flamingo on the Dong Son bronze drum - a symbol associated with the Vietnamese culture.

Reporting by THANH LAN - Translating by A.THU