Nha Trang station explained

Nha Trang railway station
Native Name:Ga Nha Trang
Native Name Lang:Vietnamese
Type:North-South Railway station
Address:17 Thái Nguyên st., Phước Tân ward, Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa
Country:Vietnam
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Owned:Vietnam Railways
Operator:Vietnam Railways
Line:North-South Railway
Platforms:2
Tracks:5
Structure:Concrete
Parking:Available

Nha Trang Station is one of the main station on the North–South railway (Reunification railways). This station is located at 17 Thai Nguyen, Phuoc Tan ward, Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa province. It serves the city of Nha Trang.

History

The railway between Saigon and Nha Trang was opened in 1913, and the terminal station of Nha Trang was Phu Vinh Station which located 5 km from the city center at that time. The North–South Railway was completed on September 2, 1936, the current Nha Trang Station was built near the center of Nha Trang, and Phu Vinh Station became a freight only station. Phu Binh Station was abolished in 2018.[1]

Nha Trang station is the place that people of Nha Trang start to fight against the French Indochina. Now, Nha Trang station still keeps the French architecture. In front of the station, there is a park named Vo Van Ky park; at the time this station was opened, this park is a large garden of the railway station. There are two same building on the two sides of the station.[2]

Station relocation

Now, this station can be relocate. There are two options to relocate the station:

  1. Keep the station as the passenger trains station and build another new freight trains station in the suburbs area.
  2. Move all of the station to the new railway station in Vĩnh Trung, Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa.[3]

References

12.2483°N 109.1842°W

Notes and References

  1. http://baovanhoa.vn/đoi-song/xa-hoi/artmid/619/articleid/51886/vi-sao-ga-phu-vinh-bi-“xoa-so”-sau-gan-86-nam Vì sao ga Phú Vinh bị “xóa sổ” sau gần 86 năm?
  2. Web site: The history of Nha Trang station. December 21, 2021. Nha Trang Today. October 25, 2016 .
  3. News: February 21, 2020. Relocate the station. Vietnam.net. Ga Nha Trang được đề xuất di dời thế nào?. December 21, 2021.