More railway tickets available for Tết

January 07, 2020 - 15:56

More than 3,000 railway tickets are available for sale from Tuesday, according to Vietnam Railway, in response to the rising travelling demand during Tết (Vietnamese Lunar New Year Holiday).

Railway passengers prepare for boarding. Tickets are now available at stations, websites and mobile payment apps. — Photo vietnamplus.vn

HÀ NỘI — More than 3,000 railway tickets are available for sale from Tuesday, according to State operator Việt Nam Railways, in response to the rising travelling demand during Tết, the traditional Lunar New Year Holiday.

More carriages, including 45 high-class ones, will be added to some trains on the Hà Nội – HCM City routes from January 12 to February 5.

Nearly 800 North-South trains are planned to run during the holiday with some 350,000 seats.

Tickets can be bought at stations, three websites at dsvn.vn, vetauonline.vn, vetau.com.vn, on mobile payment apps including Momo, Viettelpay, VNpay, Vimo, Sendo and via Việt Nam Railway customer service hotline at 19000109.

The company also offers goods delivery service. Customers can visit www.harapost.vn for more information. — VNS

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