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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.[1] It is the Vietnamese section of the metre gauge Kunming–Haiphong railway.
Hanoi–Lào Cai railway | |
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Overview | |
Owner | Vietnam Railways |
Locale | Vietnam |
Termini | |
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.
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