North–South Railway of Vietnam
E570520
The North–South Railway of Vietnam is the country’s principal rail line, running the length of Vietnam and connecting major cities from Hanoi in the north to Ho Chi Minh City in the south.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| North–South Railway of Vietnam canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway line
ⓘ
transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Reunification Express line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vietnam North–South line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsCapital | Hanoi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsCity |
Da Nang
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hanoi NERFINISHED ⓘ Ho Chi Minh City NERFINISHED ⓘ Hue NERFINISHED ⓘ Nha Trang NERFINISHED ⓘ Quy Nhon NERFINISHED ⓘ Vinh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsLargestCity | Ho Chi Minh City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
Central Vietnam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | originally developed during French colonial period ⓘ |
| country |
Viet Nam
ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| electrification | not electrified ⓘ |
| endPoint | Ho Chi Minh City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | metre gauge ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | service between Hanoi and Saigon fully restored after Vietnam reunification in 1976 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | principal rail corridor linking Hanoi and Saigon before 1975 ⓘ |
| importance | main north–south transport axis by rail in Vietnam ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | long-distance railway ⓘ |
| lineCharacter | mixed passenger and freight ⓘ |
| lineNumber | Thống Nhất line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | typically around 80–90 km/h for passenger trains ⓘ |
| notableService | Reunification Express passenger train NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | single track on most sections ⓘ |
| operator | Vietnam Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Vietnam Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Hai Phong–Hanoi region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Central Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ South Central Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast region of Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
| reconstruction | heavily repaired and rebuilt after the Vietnam War ⓘ |
| role | backbone of Vietnam’s railway network ⓘ |
| startPoint | Hanoi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| terminusStationNorth | Hanoi railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminusStationSouth | Saigon railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| totalLength | approximately 1726 km ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 1000 mm ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.