Vietnam Railways Corporation has just informed that the railway will increase many passenger trains on routes to meet the high travel demand of passengers during the National Day holiday on September 2 this year.

Accordingly, on the North-South railway line, train pairs running regularly every day are SE1/SE2, SE3/SE4, SE5/SE6, SE7/SE8, SE11/SE12 (Saigon - Hanoi), SE21/SE22 (Saigon - Da Nang), SNT1/SNT2 (Saigon - Nha Trang), SPT1/SPT2 (Saigon - Phan Thiet), SE19/SE20 (Hanoi - Da Nang), HD1/HD2, HD3/HD4 (Hue - Da Nang), NA1/NA2 (Hanoi - Vinh).

In addition, the organization will run more trains from Saigon station to Nha Trang, Quy Nhon stations and vice versa, from Nha Trang to Da Nang and vice versa, from Hanoi to Quang Binh and vice versa.

Specifically, on the Ho Chi Minh City - Quy Nhon route, there will be an additional SE30 train from Saigon station to Quy Nhon from August 29 to September 2; and SE29 train from Quy Nhon to Saigon station from August 30 to September 3.

Ho Chi Minh City - Nha Trang route, from Saigon station to Nha Trang, train SNT4 will run on August 29 and 30; train SNT8 on August 30. From Nha Trang to Saigon station, train SNT5 will run on September 2 and 3.

Nha Trang - Da Nang route, add train SE42 from Nha Trang to Da Nang on August 30 and September 1; train SE41 from Da Nang to Nha Trang on August 31 and September 2.

Hanoi - Dong Hoi route, additional trains QB1 and SE17 departing from Hanoi station on August 30; QB2 departing from Dong Hoi station on September 2 and 3.

Northern region, Hanoi - Lao Cai route, additional train SP7 departs from Hanoi on August 30; train SP8 departs from Lao Cai station on August 31.

Hanoi - Hai Phong route, organize additional trains LP9, HP3 departing from Hanoi station; additional trains LP10, HP4 departing from Hanoi station; train HD2 departing from Hai Duong station.

In addition, during the September 2 holiday, the railway still applies a regular ticket discount policy for social policy beneficiaries such as: Vietnamese Heroic Mothers, war invalids, people with disabilities, the elderly, children, students, union members, passengers with customer cards, etc.

In particular, when purchasing round-trip tickets, passengers will receive a 5% discount on return tickets for individuals and a 7% discount on return tickets for groups of 20 people or more.