By Bernama,
Hanoi : A railway service from Hanoi to Nanning province of China will be launched on January 1, 2009, according to an announcement by the Vietnam Railway Corporation.
Nguyen Huu Tuyen, Head of the corporation’s Transport Business Department, said the train used for the route will have six air-conditioned carriages, each with 40 hard beds and 30 soft beds.
All of these first-class carriages have been provided by China, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) quoted Nguyen as saying.
He added that the 365km-long rail will take 13 hours, departing from the Gia Lam railway station in Hanoi and proceeding to Nanning province, which borders Vietnam.
Overland tours from Hanoi to Nanning have recently proven to be a firm favourite of Vietnamese tourists, resulting in the Tan Thanh border gate being crowded with sightseers and holidaymakers during weekends.