A railway station in the northern province of Bac Giang will offer international freight transportation services from February 18, as all material and procedure preparations have been done, according to the Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR).

Lao Minister of Planning and Investment Khamjane Vongphosy talked to the Vietnam News Agency on Laos-Vietnam economic and investment cooperation and measures to further promote bilateral ties in these aspects to match the close political relationship.

Prices of plane and train tickets to tourist destinations for coming National Day (September 2) holiday have cooled down, and many are still available.

Vietnam Railways (VNR) is planning adding many trains to popular tourist destinations to serve high travel demand during the National Day holiday, which will last from September 1 to 4.

VOV.VN - A railway guard risked his life on July 5 to save a man who fell on the tracks at a railroad crossing as an express train was approaching.

The Ministry of Transport has been tasked with coordinating with relevant ministries, sectors and localities in considering and handling recommendations of the Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR) on how to better the capacity of international railway transport serving import and export activities.

The Ministry of Transport has requested the Vietnam Railway Authority and the Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR) to take immediate measures to ensure safety of Long Bien Bridge in Hanoi after the collapse of two concrete floor tiles on the bridge in May.

The Vietage, a high-end tourist railway carriage, will be reopened to travellers on the route between Da Nang city and Quy Nhon city of Binh Dinh province from April 1, according to the Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR).

International railway freight transport between Vietnam and Europe along the route through China, Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus and Poland to Germany and Western European countries is likely to be affected if railways from Poland to Belarus stop operation.

The Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR) has asked the Ministry of Transport to allocate about VND1.7 trillion (over US$74.7 million) for the reparation and upgrade of weak railway bridges in the 2022 – 2023 period, and separate rail and road traffic on all road-rail bridges.