Hanoi’s Famous Train Street May Soon Lose Its Trains
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For years now, tourists in Hanoi, Vietnam could experience a once-in-a-lifetime coffee session, mere inches from passing trains. It’s something totally unique, and of course, very dangerous if you’re careless about where you stick your feet and hands.
This narrow strip of track running between tightly packed cafés is better known as Train Street, and its main attraction might soon disappear for good.
The potential end of an era
Vietnamese authorities are planning to phase out passenger train services along the central stretch of railway that cuts through Hanoi’s densely packed neighbourhoods.
If plans go on as expected, this means trains will no longer pass through the section between Hanoi Railway Station and Long Bien Station, which just so happens to be where…
