Hanoi railway station

Hanoi central station Ga Hà Nội
Hanoi railway station in 2013
General information
Location	120 Lê Duẩn Hoàn Kiếm District, Hanoi Vietnam
Coordinates	21°01′27.9″N 105°50′27.9″E / 21.024417°N 105.841083°E / 21.024417; 105.841083
Owned by	Vietnam Railways
Operated by	Vietnam Railways
Platforms	5 platforms
Tracks	15 tracks
Connections	Hanoi Bus, Hanoi Metro
Other information
Website	http://www.gahanoi.com.vn
History
Opened	1902 (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
Location

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 five of seven 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.

History

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:

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]

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

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

Gallery

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

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