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Train tickets in peak hours during Tet holidays sold out
Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR) has sold more than 24,000 tickets within two months after it started selling tickets for the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.
Railways revenues take $57.4 million hit from COVID
The Vietnam Railways Corporation has lost VND1.32 trillion (US$57.4 million) in revenues due to the COVID-19 pandemic and flooding in the central region.
Incurring big losses, Vietnam railway faces serious challenges
The number of train trips Vietnam Railways (VNR) provided in February-May 2020 decreased by 2,886 compared with the same period last year, mostly because of Covid-19. The occupancy rate in H1 was only 56 percent.
VNR proposes extending expiry date for locomotives, carriages
The Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR) has asked the Ministry of Transport to propose Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc extend the expiry for locomotives and carriages by three years.
Fresh fruit exported to China in refrigerated containers
Export of fresh fruit to China via train using refrigerated containers has contributed to curbing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Train services derailed by funding chaos
Vietnam could cease to have an operating train system in less than two weeks unless a funding issue at the Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR) is resolved, an official has said.
