The Da Lat – Trai Mat railway line is 6.7km long, the remaining part of the Thap Cham – Da Lat line, 84km long, connecting Ninh Thuan with Lam Dong, put into operation in 1932, built by the French. This is the only unique cog railway line in Vietnam serving tourists visiting Da Lat city.
The Da Lat – Trai Mat night train route, called “Da Lat Night Journey”, runs at a slow speed, with a total round trip time of 1 hour, and is operated by Vietnam Railways Corporation from 6:15 p.m. to 9:20 p.m. daily. Joining this night train route, in addition to experiencing the beautiful night scenery of Da Lat, visitors can also enjoy music and dinner parties upon request.
Speaking at the opening night of the Da Lat - Trai Mat night train route, Mr. Dao Anh Tuan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Saigon Railway Transport Joint Stock Company, Vietnam Railway Corporation, said that in recent years, the railway industry has made efforts to innovate and upgrade stations, trains and develop transport products not only to serve travel needs but also to aim at the goal of each train journey being for tourism and experience. The train is a "mobile check-in" point, the station is a destination for culture, art, history and heritage.
Mr. Dao Anh Tuan said: "Da Lat Night Journey" today, we not only hope that this will be a unique product, contributing to the development of tourism and economy of Da Lat at night, but also a product that starts the formation of a complete service chain, so that Da Lat station, Da Lat - Trai Mat route becomes an indispensable cultural, tourist and culinary destination for visitors when coming to Da Lat".
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