Six new “five-star” trains began running between HCM City and Hanoi on January 11 (Source: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – The Vietnam RailwaysCorporation (VNR) has launched six new high-quality trains on the Thong Nhat(North - South) route at Sai Gon Train Station.
Vu Anh Minh, chairman of VNR, said on January 10that the new trains were five-star quality and would meet passenger demand fortransport during the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.
VNR has upgraded trains and stations and offereddiscount tickets.
The new trains are expected to meet demand forquality services and conveniences, reducing the pressure on overcrowded roads.
The six trains, which have a total of 90carriages, include alert systems, displays of the next train station,temperature, and train speed.
The trains have semi-automatic doors, powersockets, big corridors, eco-safe toilets, and quality air conditioning systems.
Each carriage bed has a reading lamp and USBcharger. A total of eight televisions are also installed in the carriages.
Carriages serving meals are located in the middleof the train for passenger convenience.
Free meals are served on the trains, with mealsfollowing aviation standards, at three train stations in Hanoi, Sai Gon and DaNang.
All staff have passed a training course at theAviation Academy.
Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Ngoc Dongpraised the efforts of VNR to enhance transport quality and use technology inmanagement.
“I hope the new trains can help reduceshortcomings in the railway and contribute to the sustainable growth of thecountry’s railway sector,” he said.-VNA
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Six new “five-star” trains began running between HCM City and Hanoi on January 11 (Source: VNA) 
