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Nha Trang station

Coordinates: 12°14′54″N 109°11′03″E / 12.24833°N 109.18417°E / 12.24833; 109.18417
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Nha Trang railway station

Ga Nha Trang
North-South Railway station
Nha Trang station from Vo Van Ky park
General information
Location17 Thái Nguyên st., Phước Tân ward, Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa
Vietnam
Owned byVietnam Railways
Operated byVietnam Railways
Line(s)North-South Railway
Platforms2
Tracks5
Construction
Structure typeConcrete
ParkingAvailable
History
OpenedSeptember 2, 1936 (1936-09-02)
Services
Preceding station Vietnam Railways Following station
Tháp Chàm
towards Hanoi
North–South Tuy Hòa
towards Saigon
Location
Map
The first platform in Nha Trang station at night

Nha Trang Station is one of the main station on the North–South railway (Reunification railways). This station is located at 17 Thai Nguyen, Phuoc Tan ward, Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa province. It serves the city of Nha Trang.

History

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The railway between Saigon and Nha Trang was opened in 1913, and the terminal station of Nha Trang was Phu Vinh Station which located 5 km from the city center at that time. The North–South Railway was completed on September 2, 1936, the current Nha Trang Station was built near the center of Nha Trang, and Phu Vinh Station became a freight only station. Phu Binh Station was abolished in 2018.[1]

Nha Trang station is the place that people of Nha Trang start to fight against the French Indochina. Now, Nha Trang station still keeps the French architecture. In front of the station, there is a park named Vo Van Ky park; at the time this station was opened, this park is a large garden of the railway station. There are two same building on the two sides of the station.[2]

Station relocation

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Now, this station can be relocate. There are two options to relocate the station:

  1. Keep the station as the passenger trains station and build another new freight trains station in the suburbs area.
  2. Nha Trang Station, building with decoration at Chinese New Year 2012
    Move all of the station to the new railway station in Vĩnh Trung, Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Vì sao ga Phú Vinh bị “xóa sổ” sau gần 86 năm?
  2. ^ "The history of Nha Trang station". Nha Trang Today. October 25, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  3. ^ "Relocate the station". Ga Nha Trang được đề xuất di dời thế nào?. February 21, 2020. p. Vietnam.net. Retrieved December 21, 2021.

12°14′54″N 109°11′03″E / 12.24833°N 109.18417°E / 12.24833; 109.18417