Z5/6–T8701/2 | |
Type: | International rail service |
Locale: | China, Vietnam |
Operator: | China Railway |
Start: | Beijing West, Beijing, China |
End: | Gia Lâm, Hanoi, Vietnam |
Line Used: | Jingguang railway, Hengyang–Liuzhou Intercity Railway, Liuzhou–Nanning Intercity Railway, Xianggui railway and Hanoi–Đồng Đăng railway |
The Beijing–Nanning–Hanoi through train (Chinese: 北京-南宁-河内国际列车) is an international railway service between Gia Lâm railway station (via Dong Dang railway station) in Vietnam and the Beijing West railway station in China, jointly operated by Nanning Railway Bureau of China's national rail service, with service provided by Nanning Passenger Service Department. The train runs to Beijing and Hanoi every three days.
The train runs along the Jingguang railway, followed by the Hengyang–Liuzhou Intercity Railway,[1] the Liuzhou–Nanning Intercity Railway, and the Xianggui railway. It crosses into Vietnam at Đồng Đăng and completes its journey on the dual gauge Hanoi–Đồng Đăng railway. The total journey time is approximately 36 hours, and the train uses 25T class train carriages.[2]