Starting from March 26th, 2024, the Vietnam Railway Corporation will collaborate with the People’s Committee of Thua Thien Hue province and Da Nang to operate tourist trains on the Hue-Da Nang section and vice versa. The trains will operate as a combined transportation business and tourism service.
Vietnam Railways Corporation will organize two pairs of trains every day, named “Connecting Central Heritage,” with numbers HD1/2 and HD3/4 between Hue and Da Nang. Train HD1 will depart from the Hue station at 7:45 a.m. and arrive at the Da Nang station at 10:35 a.m., while train HD3 will depart from the Hue station at 2:25 p.m. and arrive at Da Nang at 5:40 p.m.
Similarly, train HD2 will depart from the Da Nang station at 7:50 a.m. and arrive at the Hue station at 11:05 a.m., while train HD4 will depart from the Da Nang station at 3:00 p.m. and arrive at the Hue station at 5:45 p.m.
On the opening day, Vietnam Railways will operate a pair of trains, HD 1 departing from Hue, and HD 4 departing from Da Nang. During the journey, the trains will stop at Lang Co Station for ten minutes to allow tourists to admire the beauty, check in, and take photos of Lang Co Bay, which is one of the most beautiful bays in the world.
The train currently has five air-conditioned soft-seat carriages and one community living carriage to serve local cultural and culinary programs. A preferential ticket price of 150,000 VND/ticket (~6 USD) will be applied during the opening month. The monthly ticket price is 900,000 VND/ticket (~36 USD), and it can only be purchased at stations. Passengers who are policy beneficiaries will receive discounts ranging from 10% – 50%.
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Source: Vietnam Insider