A review of the daytime train service from Lao Cai to Hanoi. The Hanoi–Lao Cai Railway is a popular way to travel to Sapa. There are two overnight trains to Lao Cai, but on the way back there is an overnight train and a day train. I wanted to see what the scenery was like […]
Old Dong Ha Station
Dong Ha in Quang Tri province has a station on the North-South Railway, and there is also an old station that has been turned into a war memorial park. The old station is marked as Old Dong Ha Train Station Memorial Park on Google Maps, and it’s closer to the city centre than the current […]
Welcome to Rail Vietnam!
Welcome to Rail Vietnam, an independent guide to train travel in Vietnam. I’m James Clark, and I write about train travel in Vietnam at Nomadic Notes. I also write about the future railways of Vietnam at Future Southeast Asia. Rail Vietnam is a guide to train travel that brings together my knowledge of current and […]
