Freight Transport in Vietnam

The working time of stations
Freight stations are opened from 7 a.m to 5 p.m everyday. Freight transport and delivery are carried out all days and nights.

Responsibility

Vietnam Railway Corporation has responsibility of transporting freight from senders to receivers safely, punctually as well as securing the equality and co-operation between railway sector and senders as the freight transport regulations of Vietnam Railway Corporation and other relevant ones.
Vietnam Railway Corporation also transports freight among Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the People Republic of China as well as countries in International Railway Cooperation Association (OSZD).
Vietnam Railway Corporation has many kinds of freight transport such as wagon load, in-part wagon load, container from station to station, from warehouse to warehouse, from warehouse to station and vice versa satisfying the demands of senders. There are 2 ways of transport:
- Fast transport.
- Regular transport.

Besides, Vietnam Railway Corporation also transports dangerous freight which requires the strict implementation of special conditions. The over-size, over-length, over-weight freight are also transported by Vietnam Railways.

Freight train schedule

- 2 couples of GS1, GS2 trains with 4-day itinerary run everyday on Ha Noi - Ho Chi Minh city route.
+ GS1 train runs from Giap Bat station at 8: 30 to Song Than station at 11: 59.
+ GS2 train runs from Song Than station at 2: 20 to Giap Bat station at 5: 35.
2 couples of GS2, GS4 regular freight trains with 4-day itinerary run everyday from Song Than to Giap Bat.
+ GS2 train runs from Song Than station at 0: 08 to Giap Bat station at 5: 32.
+ GS4 train runs from Song Than station at 2: 10 to Giap Bat station at 11: 58. A couple of HBN1 express freight trains with 2.5-day itinerary also run to meet the demand of customers.
+ HBN1 train runs from Giap Bat station at 23: 30 to Sai Gon station at 7: 05.
+ HBN2 train runs from Sai Gon station at 21: 25 to Giap Bat station at 3: 06.

Besides, there are other regional freight trains, further information is provided at freight stations of Vietnamm Railway Corporation.