Lào Cai station is a railway station in Vietnam. It serves the border town of Lào Cai, in Lào Cai Province.[1] Several passenger trains a day run between Hanoi and Lao Cai.

Lao Cai
Ga Lào Cai
General information
LocationLào Cai, Lào Cai Province
 Vietnam
Coordinates22°29′33″N 103°58′42″E / 22.49250°N 103.97833°E / 22.49250; 103.97833
Line(s)Hanoi–Lào Cai Railway
Location
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Lao Cai Station is the last station of the Hanoi–Lao Cai railway, the Vietnamese section of the meter-gauge Kunming–Hai Phong Railway. North of Lao Cai Station, the railway continues, crossing the Nanxi River into China, but it carries only freight trains, and no passenger service.

References edit

  1. ^ Lonely Planet Vietnam Iain Stewart – 2012 "China is separated from Vietnam by a road bridge and a separate rail bridge over the Red River. The border is about 3km from Lao Cai train station, a journey that is easily done on a xe om (20,000d)."