Hanoi railway station

Hanoi central station or simply Hanoi station (Vietnamese: Ga Hà Nội) is one of the main stations of Vietnam Railways, serving as the terminus of 5 of 7 active routes in the national network, including the North–South railway (Reunification Express), the Hanoi–Lào Cai railway, the Hanoi–Haiphong Railway, the Hanoi–Đồng Đăng Railway, and the Hanoi–Quán Triều Railway. The station serves the capital city of Hanoi. The station is located at 120 Lê Duẩn Street, Cua Nam Ward, Hoan Kiem District in central Hanoi.

Hanoi central station

Ga Hà Nội
Hanoi railway station in 2013
General information
Location120 Lê Duẩn
Hoàn Kiếm District, Hanoi
Vietnam
Coordinates 21°01′27.9″N 105°50′27.9″E
Owned byVietnam Railways
Operated byVietnam Railways
Platforms5 platforms
Tracks15 tracks
ConnectionsHanoi Bus, Hanoi Metro
Other information
Websitehttp://www.gahanoi.com.vn
History
Opened1902 (1902)
Passengers
3,500,000
Services
Preceding station Vietnam Railways Following station
Giáp Bát
towards Saigon
 Hanoi–Ho Chi Minh City Terminus
Terminus Hanoi–Dong dang Long Biên
towards Đồng Đăng
Hanoi–Lao Cai Long Biên
towards Lào Cai
Hanoi–Haiphong Long Biên
towards Hai Phong
Hanoi–Quan Trieu Long Biên
towards Quán Triều

History
The old Hanoi station (Hang Co station)

In 1895, The French Indochina choose the Hang Co Market area to build the main station of Hanoi. The old name of this station is Hang Co railway station. Hanoi railway station was built by France and opened in 1902. That time, Hanoi station had a Western-style design and It was design by Henri Vildieu. Hanoi railway station is also one of the largest station in South East Asia at that time.[1] The building was damaged in the Vietnam War 1972 and in 1976 the central hall was rebuilt in modern style, preserving the historic side wings (only the middle was bombed).

Services

Passenger services departing from Hanoi Main station:

To ĐỒNG ĐĂNG (for Beijing)
Train number:M1 (T6 in China) DD5
Hanoi depart:18:30 Tuesdays & Fridays only 07:05

The train to Dong Dang is metre gauge and cannot continue on the Chinese railway network. Passengers destined for China must connect to a Chinese train at Pingxiang. Standard gauge tracks have been laid to Gia Lâm Railway Station, about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) across the river from the main Hanoi Railway Station. Through trains to China depart from Gia Lâm rather than the main Hanoi Railway Station.[2]

To Hải Phòng
Train number:HP1LP3 LP5 LP7
Hanoi Depart:06:0009:25 15:20 18:15

Trains to Hai Phong reach Hanoi Station on weekends and holidays only. During weekdays, the terminus is Long Biên Station

To Lao Cai (For Sapa)
Train Number:YB3SP1SP3SP7
Hanoi Depart:06:10

(Saturday only)

 21:3522:0022:30

(Friday only)

To Saigon, The Reunification Express
Train number:SE9SE3SE1SE7SE5SE9
Hanoi depart:14:2519:2522:0006:0015:2014:25

The train to Nanning departs from Hanoi Gia Lam 2 more trains to Haiphong departing from Hanoi Gia Lam

  • Old part of Hanoi railway station
    Old part of Hanoi railway station
  • Gare d'Hanoï, 1912
    Gare d'Hanoï, 1912

References
  1. "The history of Hanoi station". May 28, 2021.
  2. "Railway Network". Vietnam Railways. Archived from the original on 2010-04-18. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
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