Hanoi–Lào Cai railway

Hanoi–Lào Cai Railway (Vietnamese: Đường sắt Hà Nội–Lào Cai) is a 296 km (184 mi) railway line serving northern Vietnam. It is a single-track metre gauge line connecting Hanoi with Lào Cai, on the China-Vietnam border in Lào Cai Province. It is the Vietnamese section of the metre gauge Kunming–Haiphong railway.

Hanoi–Lào Cai railway
Overview
Owner	Vietnam Railways
Locale	Vietnam
Termini	Hanoi Railway Station Lào Cai Railway Station
Website	http://www.vr.com.vn/en
Service
Type	Heavy rail
History
Opened	1902
Technical
Line length	296 km (184 mi)
Track gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)

At the border, the Hanoi - Lào Cai railway connects with Kunming–Hekou railway of China.

See also

• List of railway lines in Vietnam