Journey by Train from Hanoi Station to Binh Thuan Station (2024)
+ This was my first time experiencing the SE5 train from Hanoi Station to Binh Thuan Station. Although this trip was quite tiring and I lost my phone at the beginning of the year, which made me not want to do anything... I still managed to capture some of the most beautiful moments for everyone to see.
High travel demand and reasonable ticket prices helped Hanoi and Saigon Railways report profits in the first quarter of the year three times higher than planned.
Recent financial reports show that Hanoi Railway Transport Joint Stock Company (HRT) achieved first-quarter revenue of more than 710 billion VND, an increase of 13% over the same period in 2023. This indicator reached the highest level of nearly 9 last year. The enterprise reported a profit of more than 34 billion VND after tax, an increase of 87%. The above level is significantly improved compared to the loss of nearly 84 billion VND in the last quarter of last year.
Similarly, Saigon Railway Transport Joint Stock Company (SRT) recorded revenue in the first 3 months of the year increasing by more than 13% to about 556 billion VND. This is the highest revenue level in nearly 5 years. Accumulated profit after tax increased by 25%, reaching nearly 33 billion VND, significantly improving the loss of nearly 70 billion at the end of 2023.
SRT's board of directors said that in the first quarter, the company innovated its business methods, including building appropriate train operating plans, ticket sales plans, and reasonable ticket prices. In addition, passenger travel demand also increases, especially during and after the Lunar New Year.
Similarly, HRT recorded an increase in passenger and luggage transportation revenue of nearly 59 billion VND, contributing nearly two-thirds of the growth in total revenue. In addition, the company also has many measures to help control costs, especially financial costs.
After only the first three months of the year, Hanoi Railway and Saigon Railway have exceeded the yearly profit plan by about 2.8 times and 3 times, respectively. This year, the two businesses are concerned that the economy and people's income have not recovered, affecting travel demand, increasing inflation, and pushing up fuel prices. Therefore, they set out a very careful business plan. Particularly, SRT also believes that the railway industry is vulnerable to competition from other means, especially aviation, while the internal capacity of the industry has not shown positive changes.
Hanoi Railway and Saigon Railway are the two largest members of Vietnam Railway Corporation (VNR). HRT manages routes from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City, Lao Cai, Dong Dang, Hai Phong and two routes Yen Vien - Quan Trieu, Kep - Cai Lan. The company also organizes international transportation of goods and passengers through two border gates, Ha Khau and Huu Nghi. This business said it owns 600 customer transport cars, 3,300 goods transport cars and 5,000 employees.
Meanwhile, SRT manages routes from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi, Nha Trang, Tuy Hoa, Da Nang, Hue, Vinh, Lao Cai, Hai Phong, Lang Son... This company also operates tours to other tourist destinations. scenic spots, scenic spots. In addition, SRT also owns business locations at major stations across the country such as Song Than, Saigon, Nha Trang, Da Nang, Giap Bat, Hanoi, Lao Cai and Dong Dang.
Previously, both HRT and SRT went through a period of continuous business losses. In addition to the impact of the epidemic, Hanoi Railway also admitted that due to the staff's service style not meeting customer requirements, especially the group of older workers, the phenomenon of "customer packing" and "goods packing" exists. ", the trains do not have wifi yet.
Meanwhile, Saigon Railway acknowledged that they offer high ticket prices, difficulty competing, service quality that does not meet customer requirements and outdated means of transportation.
Experts say that rail tourism in Vietnam "bloomed late", but caught up with opportunities and made continuous efforts to innovate products.
In the first 3 months of the year, the railway industry continuously changed to attract tourists such as opening the Hue - Da Nang tourist train route "connecting the heritage of the Central region", exploiting the high quality Saigon - Da Nang train route. . High travel demand and reasonable ticket prices helped Hanoi and Saigon Railways both report first-quarter profits three times higher than planned. A representative of Vietnam Railway Corporation said that not only on holidays, train passengers have increased rapidly in recent times, with many people choosing it for domestic trips.
Mr. Le Anh Tuan, Director of Saigon Railway Transport Branch, of Saigon Railway Transport Joint Stock Company, said the total number of tickets the company opened for sale during this year's holiday is about 55,000 for both departure and return. , the number of customers is similar to last year, but the difference this year is that as soon as it opened for sale, it sold out early.
Hanoi Railway Transport Joint Stock Company said that during the past holiday, it provided about 140,000 tickets, including North - South trains and short trips to localities. This unit also runs 36 additional trains on routes with great demand, such as from Hanoi to Lao Cai, Thanh Hoa, Vinh, Dong Hoi, Hai Phong, of which the most are the Hanoi - Vinh and Hanoi routes. - Hai Phong.
Mr. Tran Tuong Huy, Deputy Director of the Institute of Social Tourism Research, assessed that after 10 years of equitization, the railway industry has made strong changes. In addition to maintaining passenger and cargo transport services, railway companies across the country also develop many products for tourism, following the rail tourism trend of countries around the world.
Rail travel is welcomed by both domestic and international tourists. In 2020, UK-based travel consulting company Roughguides voted the Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City train as one of the most scenic rail journeys in Asia, especially the Hue - Ho Chi Minh City route. Da Nang via Lang Co Bay.
Lonely Planet once voted the Thong Nhat train into the list of the most beautiful train routes in the world. This travel magazine reviews the trans-Vietnam train route passing through cities with a rich history and through beautiful coastal roads.
Mr. Huy pointed out 3 reasons why rail travel is increasingly attracting tourists. The first factor is that the railway industry continuously launches new products, refurbishes train carriages, innovates service methods, and provides 5-star services and amenities on trains such as the Nha Trang - Quy Nhon , Ho Chi Minh City route. HCM - Nha Trang and most recently Saigon - Da Nang. Previously, traveling by train was simply sitting in a carriage as a means of transport. Railway tourism products are different in that they bring many experiences to tourists such as serving local specialties, performing arts on the train, and investing in new interiors.
Second reason, railways do not have traffic jams like roads. The routes depart on time, without cramming passengers.
Third is reasonable cost. Railways can solve the travel needs of tourists when air tickets increase, especially during the April 30 holiday. According to Mr. Huy, tourists from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City going to the Central provinces if they choose to travel by night train will optimize costs and entertainment time. Travel time by train is longer than by plane but the cost is cheaper. According to the survey, the average price of a Saigon - Da Nang train ticket in May ranges from 589,000 to one million VND each way, traveling in 18 hours. Airfare for this route ranges from 1.2 to 2.5 million VND each way, traveling in 1.5 hours.
For trips over 8 hours, visitors can book overnight tickets, stay on the train, reduce the cost of one night of hotel accommodation, and spend all their time sightseeing during the day.
Experts say that rail travel will continue to be a trend chosen by many people during summer vacation, because domestic airfare prices will remain high.
The Da Nang Department of Tourism estimates that one of the factors helping the city increase the number of holiday visitors by nearly 12% is visitors arriving by train, an increase of 60% over the same period. Mr. Thi Quoc Duy, Director of retail center of BenThanhTourist company, said that the obvious change in the domestic tourism market this summer is the rise of train travel. The tour to experience the 5-star train line from Hue to Da Nang has just been put into operation and has a high number of interested visitors.
Before 2019, domestic flight travel products had a clear difference compared to train tours when 80% of tourists chose to fly, 20% chose to travel by train or road to save time. "But this year, the proportion of customers choosing to experience the train accounts for 40-45%," Mr. Duy said.
Railway route through Hai Van pass. Photo: Van An
The railway passes through the pass connecting Hue - Da Nang. Photo: Van An
Deputy Director of the Institute of Social Tourism Research said that rail tourism in Vietnam "bloomed late" because the infrastructure was still limited. The current positive results are a result of the continuous efforts of the entire industry to change. Vietnam Railways still has to develop transport in parallel and cannot depend entirely on tourism.
According to Mr. Huy, in order for train tourism in Vietnam to develop, it is necessary to expand more online sales channels to make it easier for self-sufficient tourists to access, because this is currently a growing group of tourists in the domestic market. land. The railway industry needs to connect with hotels and tourist service establishments to sell combos. "Aviation has been in business for a long time, but railways are in a fragmented stage," Mr. Huy said.
The eco-tourism area violates the railway bridge protection corridor
Nguyen Dong
DA NANG Nam O Ecotourism Area project built embankments and erected high voltage electric poles, affecting train safety on the railway bridge, according to the Vietnam Railways Department.
On May 17, the Da Nang Department of Construction said it was reviewing documents, construction permits and on-site inspections at Nam O Ecotourism Area, Hoa Hiep Nam Ward, Lien Chieu District. Previously, the Vietnam Railways Department sent a document requesting the city to handle and prevent violations and ensure the safety of Nam O railway bridge after detecting violations.
The tourist area project is in the process of building technical infrastructure according to the construction permit issued in 2020. The project is to build a rough stone embankment and level the ground with an embankment length of 50 m, 3 m high, located far from The outermost edge of the railway bridge structure is about 25 m. The high voltage electric pole is 50 m from the outer edge of the bridge structure and a bored pile construction machine is 50 m from the bridge structure.
According to Quang Nam - Da Nang Railway Joint Stock Company, Nam O railway bridge is an urban bridge 310 m long. For bridges over 300 m in length, the horizontal protection range is 100 m from the outer edge of the bridge structure outward. Therefore, the above works violate the protection scope of Nam O bridge.
The current status of some items is said to affect the life and safety of trains on the Nam O railway bridge. Photo: Nguyen Dong
The current status of some items is said to affect the life and safety of trains on the Nam O railway bridge. Photo: Nguyen Dong
The Vietnam Railways Department also believes that the project of digging foundations to build rock embankments, leveling the ground, burying high voltage electric poles, and assembling boring construction machines seriously violates the scope of protection of railway bridges. Nam O. This affects the longevity of the project as well as threatens train safety.
The Department requested the People's Committee of Da Nang City to request the investor to voluntarily dismantle and clear the violating construction and return the original state of the Nam O railway bridge's protection scope. When granting land to businesses and people, the city needs to consider plans to ensure railway traffic safety according to regulations.
The representative of the investor of Nam O Ecotourism Area said that the construction of the above items is carried out according to the issued license. However, when the Quang Nam - Da Nang Railway Joint Stock Company and the Vietnam Railways Department have the above opinion, the enterprise will coordinate with the authorities to review before continuing construction.
Nam O railway bridge spans the Cu De River at the northern gateway of Da Nang, about 15 km from the railway station in the city center. The bridge was first built in the 19th century. During the war, the bridge was collapsed but was later restored and built and is one of the important traffic hubs of Da Nang.
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