From 02 Aug 2023, the direct freight train between Shijiazhuang to Hanoi is open. The train will comprise 23 cars for 800 tonnes, and takes 4 - 5 days to complete the 2,700 km distance.
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Currently, the 160 km dual gauge (1000 - 1435 mm) rail line between Hanoi and Dong Dang on the border with China is degraded and slow (average 40 km/h). Built originally by the French, it was aided another rail to accomodate Chinese trains during the anti-America war.
The future plan is to built a totally new line (double tracked, 250 km/h), but timeline is unknown. AFAIK, on the Chinese side, the high speed railway from Nanning to Pingxiang (on the border) is almost completed.
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Currently, the 160 km dual gauge (1000 - 1435 mm) rail line between Hanoi and Dong Dang on the border with China is degraded and slow (average 40 km/h). Built originally by the French, it was aided another rail to accomodate Chinese trains during the anti-America war.
The future plan is to built a totally new line (double tracked, 250 km/h), but timeline is unknown. AFAIK, on the Chinese side, the high speed railway from Nanning to Pingxiang (on the border) is almost completed.