To meet the increasing travel demands of passengers travelling over the January 2017 Tet Festival, Viet Nam Railways will increase the current number of Thong Nhat trains running daily on the Ha Noi-Ho Chi Minh City National Route 56.

The Da Nang railway station

One extra train will be operated each day between Ho Chi Minh City and Ha Noi, passing through Da Nang, which will provide an extra service to/from Da Nang in both north and southbound directions.

The number of train tickets on the routes will be increased to 45,000 over Tet.

On 1 October, Viet Nam Railways started selling train tickets for Tet.  Passengers can book their train tickets via telephone, in person directly from stations nationwide, or on the following websites: www.dsvn.vn,  http://www.vr.com.vn/ and www.vetau.com.vn.

Those travelling with children aged from 6 to 10 should request a seat-sharing ticket by filling out a form provided at the stations. This enables children to use the same seat as an accompanying adult passenger.