50,000 remaining North-South train tickets for Tet holiday
Nearly 50,000 train tickets on the North-South route for the upcoming Lunar New Year 2019 (Tet) holiday are now available, said the Hanoi Railway Transport JSC (Haraco).
Nearly 50,000 train tickets on the North-South route for the upcoming Lunar New Year 2019 (Tet) holiday are now available (Illustrative photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Nearly 50,000 train tickets on the North-South route forthe upcoming Lunar New Year 2019 (Tet) holiday are now available, said theHanoi Railway Transport JSC (Haraco).
Atotal of about 230,000 train tickets have been sold already, of which 190,000are on the North-South route.
Meanwhile,tickets on peak days from January 28 to February 2, 2019 (from the 23rd to 29thday of the 12th lunar month), and on February 9-12 (between the fifth andeighth day of the new lunar year), are sold out.
Inthe calendar New Year, Haraco will arrange an additional 15 trains for inter-provincial routes fromHanoi to Dong Hoi, Vinh, Thanh Hoa, Lao Cai, and Hai Phong.
Passengersare advised to visit the company’s new ticket sales portal vetauonline.vn topurchase suitable tickets at reasonable prices.
Accordingto initial plans, a total of 300,000 seats will be available for the 2019 LunarNew Year holiday. –VNA
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Nearly 50,000 train tickets on the North-South route for the upcoming Lunar New Year 2019 (Tet) holiday are now available (Illustrative photo: VNA) 
