Hanoi–Lào Cai railway
Overview
OwnerVietnam Railways
LocaleVietnam
Termini
Websitehttp://www.vr.com.vn/en
Service
TypeHeavy rail
History
Opened1902
Technical
Line length296 km (184 mi)
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in)

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.

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

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