The Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR) has begun offering online ticket sales for the international passenger train service operating from Gia Lam Station to stations along the Gia Lam – Nanning (China) route, available through its official website https://dsvn.vn.

Vietnam Railways launches online ticket sales for Gia Lam – Nanning international passenger train.

In addition to online purchases, passengers can still buy tickets directly at railway ticket counters nationwide.

Vietnamese and Chinese railway authorities are working to expand online ticketing services for MR1 international trains running beyond Nanning, to destinations including Guilin North, Hengyang, Changsha, Zhengzhou, and Beijing West. The service operates every Tuesday and Friday.

For the time being, passengers travelling beyond Nanning are required to purchase tickets in person at railway stations across Vietnam.

According to VNR, between May 26 and September 30, the international train service carried around 8,400 passengers, of whom Vietnamese travellers accounted for 20%, Chinese 75%, and passengers from other countries 5%.

Viet Nam Railways launches ‘Ha Noi 5 Gates’ train and biometric ticket system

Viet Nam Railways Corporation (VNR) has launched the “Ha Noi 5 cua o” (Ha Noi 5 Gates) tourist train alongside a new biometric ticket control system at Ha Noi Station, marking a significant step in the railway sector’s digital transformation.

 

Timeline of Vietnam's North-South high-speed railway project

The Vietnamese government plans to begin construction of the North-South high-speed railway in December 2026, with completion targeted for 2035.

Hanoi to begin construction of two major urban railway lines in late 2025

Under the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 1569/QD-TTg dated December 12, 2024, approving the capital city’s master plan for the 2021–2030 period with a vision to 2050, Hanoi is set to develop 14 new urban railway lines.

 

Lao Cai – Hanoi – Hai Phong railway to be commenced in this December, passing Bac Ninh

BAC NINH – On July 21, a delegation from the Ministry of Construction led by Minister Tran Hong Minh, who is also Deputy Head of the National Railway Project Steering Committee, inspected the Lao Cai – Hanoi – Hai Phong railway project at Kim Son station in Yen My village, Thuan An commune of Hanoi.

PM urges swift, accountable implementation of key railway projects

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 9 called on ministries, sectors, and local authorities to take active and responsible roles in carrying out national key railway projects, stressing the need to avoid relying on others, delaying or evading responsibility to ensure that assigned tasks are swiftly translated into concrete actions and legal documents.