Nha Trang station

Nha Trang Station is one of the main station on the North–South railway (Reunification railways). This station is located at 17 Thai Nguyen, Phuoc Tan ward, Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa province. It serves the city of Nha Trang.

Nha Trang railway station

Ga Nha Trang
North-South Railway station
Nha Trang station from Vo Van Ky park
General information
Location17 Thái Nguyên st., Phước Tân ward, Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa
Vietnam
Owned byVietnam Railways
Operated byVietnam Railways
Line(s)North-South Railway
Platforms2
Tracks5
Construction
Structure typeConcrete
ParkingAvailable
History
OpenedSeptember 2, 1936 (1936-09-02)
Services
Preceding station Vietnam Railways Following station
Tháp Chàm
towards Saigon
Hanoi–Ho Chi Minh City Tuy Hòa
towards Hanoi
The first platform in Nha Trang station at night

History

This station was opened on September 2, 1936. Nha Trang station is the place that people of Nha Trang start to fight against the French Indochina. Now, Nha Trang station still keeps the French architecture. In front of the station, there is a park named Vo Van Ky park; at the time this station was opened, this park is a large garden of the railway station. There are two same building on the two sides of the station.[1]

Station relocation

Now, this station can be relocate. There are two options to relocate the station:

  1. Keep the station as the passenger trains station and build another new freight trains station in the suburbs area.
  2. Nha Trang Station, building with decoration at Chinese New Year 2012
    Move all of the station to the new railway station in Vĩnh Trung, Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa.[2]

12°14′54″N 109°11′03″E

References

  1. "The history of Nha Trang station". Nha Trang Today. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  2. "Relocate the station". Ga Nha Trang được đề xuất di dời thế nào?. February 21, 2020. p. Vietnam.net. Retrieved December 21, 2021.


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