Vietnam Railways estimates a $60 million loss due to pandemic Vietnam Railway Corporation (VNR) estimates a loss of nearly VNĐ1.4 trillion (US$60 million) after tax in 2020, a massive blow to the company due to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hà Nội and HCM City limit transport to slow spread of coronavirus

The Hà Nội-HCM City train route will continue to run with two trips per day at most.

Trains get cancelled due to coronavirus The ministry warned that worse was to come for the sector, with productivity drastically dropping by 40 to 80 per cent compared to the same time last year.

More railway tickets available for Tết 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).

Hà Nội to close café shops along railway system

The Ministry of Transport (MoT) has asked Hà Nội's People’s Committee to close all cafés along the railway line between Điện Biên Phủ and Phùng Hưng streets.

Deputy PM conducts regular inspection on anti-corruption at the Super Commission Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hoà Bình and an inspection team yesterday worked with the Commission for the Management of State Capital (CMSC) at Enterprises for the first time since the commission’s establishment in 2018.

Hà Nội Railway launches online payment service

The Hanoi Railway Transport JSC (HARACO) and e-wallet and online payment gateway NganLuong.vn signed an agreement on August 6 to offer online booking and payment services for railway tickets.

VNR launch new freight train service Vietnam Railway (VNR) launched a North-South express freight train route to connect Hà Nôi and Sóng Thần Industrial Zone in southern Bình Dương Province yesterday.

Railway sector looks to get back on track

In 1881, when the French occupied Sài Gòn during the first Indochina War, they built the first railway in Việt Nam. It was also one of the first in the region and the most modern in Southeast Asia.

Most flight and train tickets sold out for five-day holiday

Airplanes at Nội Bài International Airport in Hà Nội. Most cheap flights for the upcoming five-day holiday have been sold out. — VNA/VNS Photo Việt Hùng