Beijing–Nanning–Hanoi through train

Z5/6–T8701/2

The destination board of the Z5/6 train
Overview
Service type	International rail service
Locale	China, Vietnam
Current operator(s)	China Railway
Route
Termini	Beijing West, Beijing, China Gia Lâm, Hanoi, Vietnam
Line(s) used	Jingguang railway, Hengyang–Liuzhou Intercity Railway, Liuzhou–Nanning Intercity Railway, Xianggui railway and Hanoi–Đồng Đăng railway

The train information board of T5/6 train, reading "Dong Dang–Beijing West" (this board used to 10 December 2014)

The Beijing–Nanning–Hanoi through train (Chinese: 北京-南宁-河内国际列车) is an international railway service between Gia Lâm railway station (via Dong Dang railway station) in Vietnam and the Beijing West railway station in China, jointly operated by Nanning Railway Bureau of China's national rail service, with service provided by Nanning Passenger Service Department. The train runs to Beijing and Hanoi every three days.

The train runs along the Jingguang railway, followed by the Hengyang–Liuzhou Intercity Railway, the Liuzhou–Nanning Intercity Railway, and the Xianggui railway. It crosses into Vietnam at Đồng Đăng and completes its journey on the dual gauge Hanoi–Đồng Đăng railway. The total journey time is approximately 36 hours, and the train uses 25T class train carriages.

Locomotive routing

• Beijing West–Nanning: China Railways HXD3D, Beijing Locomotive Depot, Beijing Railway Bureau
• Nanning–Dong Dang: China Railways DF4D, Nanning Locomotive Depot, Nanning Railway Bureau
• Dong Dang–Hanoi (Gia Lâm): Vietnam Railways D14E, Vietnam Railways

See also

• Nanning railway station
• T189/190 Beijing–Nanning through train

External links

Media related to Beijing-Nanning-Hanoi Through Train at Wikimedia Commons

• (in Chinese) T5 / 6 train to take a passenger task by Nanning passenger segment of Nanning Railway Bureau