On the night of May 25, at Dong Dang International Railway Station (Lang Son Province), Vietnam Railway Corporation welcomed a group of international visitors on the first conveyor train between Vietnam and China after 5 years of suspension due to the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic.
After being restored, there will be two international passenger trains between Vietnam and China, numbered MR1 and MR2, running from Gia Lam Station (Hanoi) to Nam Ninh Station (China) and vice versa.
Specifically, Mr1 train departs from Gia Lam station at 9:20 p.m. and arrives at Nam Ninh station at 10:06 a.m. the next morning. In the opposite direction, Mr. 2 left Nam Ninh station at 6:05 p.m. and arrived at Gia Lam station at 5:30 a.m. the next morning. Passengers will complete procedures for exit and entry at Dong Dang Station (Lang Son, Vietnam) and Bang Tuong Station (Wangxi, China).
In particular, from May 27, the railway industry of the two countries will organize direct train runs from Gia Lam Station (Hanoi) to Beijing Station (China) and vice versa. According to the schedule, trains depart from Gia Lam Station at 9:20 p.m. every Tuesday and Friday, to Beijing Western Station every Thursday and Sunday.
In Vietnam, in addition to selling tickets to international connecting stations in China, Vietnam Railway Corporation also sells tickets for domestic routes from Gia Lam station to Bac Giang, Dong Dang stations and vice versa.
In terms of ticket prices, the Hanoi - Nam Ninh route costs about 1 million VND/trip, while the Hanoi - Beijing route costs 9,378,000 VND/trip. In particular, children under 4 years old are exempted from tickets; children from 4 to under 12 years old are discounted by 50% (each adult is accompanied by 1 child); groups of 6 people or more are discounted by 25% on ticket prices.
