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Lào Cai station

Coordinates: 22°29′33″N 103°58′42″E / 22.49250°N 103.97833°E / 22.49250; 103.97833
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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
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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 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

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  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)."