| Hanoi–Lào Cai railway | |
|---|---|
|  | |
| Overview | |
| Owner | Vietnam Railways | 
| Locale | Vietnam | 
| Termini | |
| Website | http://www.vr.com.vn/en | 
| Service | |
| Type | Heavy rail | 
| History | |
| Opened | 1902 | 
| Technical | |
| Line length | 296 km (184 mi) | 
| Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) | 
Hanoi–Lào Cai Railway (Vietnamese: Đường sắt Hà Nội–Lào Cai) is a 296 km (184 mi) railway line serving northern Vietnam. It is a single-track metre gauge line connecting Hanoi with Lào Cai, on the China-Vietnam border in Lào Cai Province.[1] It is the Vietnamese section of the metre gauge Kunming–Haiphong railway.
At the border, the Hanoi - Lào Cai railway connects with Kunming–Hekou railway of China.
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