A mother and her two children seen on the Reunification Train ahead of April 30. More than 900 passengers travelled by train to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Reunification. Photo courtesy of VNR

ĐÀ NẴNG – The central city’s railway station welcomed 900 passengers on the Reunification Train with two additional services from Hà Nội and HCM City for the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the country’s Reunification Day.

Ahead of the commemoration, about 400 passengers arrived at Đà Nẵng station on one of the special trains, while 500 carried on their way to the commemorations in HCM City after a five-minute stop.

Việt Nam Railways Corporation (VNR) said the two services, which departed from Hà Nội (SE1) and HCM City (SE4) on April 29, were more than just a special service to mark the Liberation of the South.

Passengers on the two trains from Hà Nội and HCM City received gifts from Việt Nam Railways Corporation and the City’s People’s Committee during the stop at Đà Nẵng.

The rail company added that more than 1.000 Vietnamese veterans, war invalids and social policy beneficiaries enjoyed a 40 per cent discount off the daily ticket price on the North-South trains.

Passengers on the Reunification Train with two extra services from Hà Nội and HCM City are welcomed at Đà Nẵng Railway Station. Photo courtesy of VNR

VNR had put on two extra services in addition to the five times a day trains on the Hà Nội-Hồ Chí Minh City route between April 29 and 30, in response to the increasing demand of travellers from North to South during the five-day holiday.

Last year, VNR also introduced the ‘Central Heritage Connection’ train linking the two favourite tourism destinations of Huế and Đà Nẵng. VNS