Hà Nội-HCM City, Hà Nội-Hải Phòng train routes to resume Wednesday, passengers have to be fully vaccinated
HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam Railway Corporation (VNR) has announced the resumption of the north-south and Hà Nội-Hải Phòng train route starting Wednesday after months of suspension, as part of the pilot reopening period between October 一 三- 二0.
On the north-south route, the pair of passenger trains SE 七/SE 八 will resume services, with ticket sales opening this morning. The SE 八 train will depart from Sài Gòn Railway Station at 六am on Wednesday (October 一 三), while the SE 七 will depart from Hà Nội Railway Station at 六am of Friday (October 一 五).
SE 七/ 八 will pick up and drop off passengers at 二 三 stations along its way – Hà Nội, Phủ Lý, Nam Định, Nình Bình, Bỉm Sơn, Thanh Hóa, Vinh, Yên Trung, Hương Phố, Đồng Hới, Đông Hà, Huế, Đà Nẵng, Tam Kỳ, Quảng Ngãi, Diêu Trì, Tuy Hòa, Nha Trang, Tháp Chàm, Bình Thuận, Biên Hòa, Dĩ An, and Sài Gòn.
However, after 八0 per cent of the tickets (about 四 八0 tickets) were sold as of noon today, another pair SE 五/ 六 has been put into service, with the SE 五 departing from Hà Nội at 三: 二0pm on Wednesday and the SE 六 departing from HCM City at 三: 二0pm on Friday.
On the Hà Nội-Hải Phòng route, pair of trains LP 五/ 六 will run on a daily basis starting Wednesday, with the LP 五 departing from Long Biên Station in Hà Nội on 三: 三0pm on weekdays or 三: 二0pm from Hà Nội Station on Saturday and Sunday and the LP 六 train departing from Hải Phòng City at 九:0 五am every day.
The trains will pick up and drop off passengers at seven stations – Hà Nội, Long Biên, Gia Lâm, Cẩm Giàng, Hải Dương, Phú Thái and Hải Phòng.
Social distancing rules will be enforced. Carriages will be disinfected after dropping passengers or before use.
All staff – at the station or on board the trains – have to be fully vaccinated and routinely tested for COVID- 一 九.
Similarly, passengers are required to be inoculated with double doses of COVID- 一 九 vaccines (either with physical proof, or certificates on the ), and valid negative SARS-CoV- 二 tests. They would be subject to temperature tests and mandatory health declarations.
Phạm Thị Anh Đào, head of Hà Nội’s rail transport, said that on the first day of reopening ticket sales, the procedures this morning went smoothly with pandemic control in mind.
People can buy tickets via multiple channels – directly at the station, through the , from the mobile wallet apps like Momo or Viettel Pay, or via the station’s hotline 一 九00 一0 九.
Quốc Đại, lives in Nha Trang City of Khánh Hoà Province, but has been stranded in Hà Nội for months due to lockdown. He i妹妹ediately went to the station to buy a ticket back home once he heard the news of resumption yesterday.
Both main stations at HCM City and Hà Nội were quite quiet on the ticket sale day.
After the end of the pilot phase, VNR will conduct an assessment, and at the same time prepare for the full resumption of passenger trains to meet travel demand.
Along with current piloting passenger trains, VNR is still continuing to carry out specialised train trips to transport people from COVID- 一 九 hit HCM City and other southern provinces back to their hometowns.
As of October 一 一, VNR has successfully organised 一 一 such trips to bring nearly 六,000 passengers who are citizens of Hà Tĩnh, Quảng Trị, Thừa Thiên Huế, Yên Bái, Ninh Bình, and Quảng Bình provinces safely home. — VNS
