Gia Lam Railway Station
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Gia Lam Railway Station is a railway station in Vietnam
, in the north eastern Gia Lam
district of Hanoi. It serves the city of Hanoi
.
It corresponds to the end of the normal gauge railway linking Vietnam to China ; the daily train to Nanning
starts there rather than from the main Hanoi Railway Station
.
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
, in the north eastern Gia Lam
Gia Lam
Gia Lâm is a district of Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam. Gia Lam Airport is located in the district. At one time Vietnam Airlines's headquarters were on the airport property....
district of Hanoi. It serves the city of Hanoi
Hanoi
Hanoi , is the capital of Vietnam and the country's second largest city. Its population in 2009 was estimated at 2.6 million for urban districts, 6.5 million for the metropolitan jurisdiction. From 1010 until 1802, it was the most important political centre of Vietnam...
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It corresponds to the end of the normal gauge railway linking Vietnam to China ; the daily train to Nanning
Nanning
Nanning is the capital of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southern China. It is known as the "Green City" because of its abundance of lush tropical foliage.-History:...
starts there rather than from the main Hanoi Railway Station
Hanoi Railway Station
Hanoi Railway Station is one of the main railway stations on the North-South Railway in Vietnam. It serves the city of Hanoi. The station is located at 120 Le Duan Street, Cua Nam Ward, Hoan Kiem District of Hanoi and is the starting point of five railway lines leading to almost every Vietnamese...
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