Hai Phong develops railway tourism towards connecting different types of tourism.

With the “Red Flamboyant” train, Hai Phong does not only stop at transporting passengers but also builds a highly experiential tourism journey. This is not only an iconic product associated with the typical image of the Port City, but also an effective means to connect prominent tourist destinations inside and outside the city.

According to Vietnam Railways Corporation , the color, lines and design of the "Red Flamboyant" train are expected to combine modern lines and traditional Asian colors, with the green of the phoenix leaves, the red of the phoenix flowers, the blue of the sea and parallel lines illustrating the ocean waves as well as the Port City.

Interior design of VIP train car on Hanoi - Hai Phong route.

Among the 20 newly built train cars, there will be 2 VIP cars with a 36-seat compartment design including 16 single sofas, 5 long sofas with 20 seats arranged in 3 different spaces.

The VIP compartment will be designed with a luxurious space with luxurious interior architecture, performing musicians and a bar.

The remaining 18 cars are designed with 56 rotating seats, plastic carpet floors, decorative floral fabric ceilings, and 2 rows of LED aisle lights, LCD screens, and LED advertising frames.

The new train is expected to become an attractive rail tourism product and enhance the experience for tourists.

Hai Phong Station has over 120 years of history.

Ms. Tran Thi Hoang Mai, Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Hai Phong said: The luxury tourist train named "Hoa Phuong Do" is not only a means of transportation and a journey on the train, but also an opportunity for tourists to enjoy the unique cuisine of Hanoi and Hai Phong right on the train, easily joining a food tour when coming to Hai Phong.

When the train is put into operation, there will be many restaurants participating in the railway tourism program. Tourists using tourist train tickets will receive discounts on dining, shopping, and resting services. These activities will help the food tour have new vitality, increasing the experience for tourists.

The city will organize a customer conference combined with tourism promotion through programs such as sea and island tourism, sports-golf, MICE (conference tourism), city tours to explore culture and cuisine.

These programs not only enrich tourists' choices but also help promote the image of Hai Phong in a more vivid and attractive way.

Visitors can use Nhan Dan Newspaper's digital technology to learn about the history of Hai Phong Station.

In particular, the city will organize a culinary festival at Hai Phong Station, where visitors can enjoy specialties of the port city and directly participate in the food preparation process with local chefs.

Special dishes such as crab noodles, crab spring rolls, bean sprout salad, fresh seafood... will be presented and introduced in a new style, helping visitors better understand the unique culinary culture of Hai Phong.

The train station space will also be designed as a “living museum” – where visitors can interact, take photos with historical railway models, old trains, and even try on traditional costumes of former railway employees.

Many young people choose train as a means of traveling to Hai Phong.

Ms. Tran Thi Hoang Mai shared that Hai Phong is increasingly affirming its position as a new tourist center of the North thanks to its geographical advantages, synchronous transport infrastructure and diverse cultural and natural potential.

The 2025 Red Flamboyant Festival will be an opportunity for Hai Phong to introduce a series of new tourism products, in which rail tourism with the "Red Flamboyant" train will play a central role.

This is also an opportunity to promote Hai Phong Station as a historical and cultural symbol of the city, while inspiring a model of tourism development associated with transport infrastructure in other localities.

It is expected that the luxury train "Hoa Phuong Do" on the Hanoi-Hai Phong railway will open before May 13, 2025, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of Hai Phong Liberation Day (May 13, 1955 - May 13, 2025).

Source: https://nhandan.vn/hai-phong-phat-trien-du-lich-duong-sat-huong-toi-ket-noi-cac-loai-hinh-du-lich-post870717.html