Vietnam: Primary contents of the timetable applied to trains running on railways

Specifically, according to Article 8 of Circular No. 24/2018/TT-BGTVT of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam, a timetable shall contain:

One, total number of a pair of passenger trains and a pair of freight trains including official and reserve trains, components of trains, length of trains, types of locomotive on railway sections or lines in a day and a night.

Two, railway stations and time for releasing or coupling goods wagons, loading and unloading passengers, giving ways to other rail vehicles and carrying out the technical procedures applied to the locomotive and coaches of each train.

Three, the time arriving, departing or crossing the stations and time running on each block of each train

Four, other necessary regulations regarding the formation of the train, assurance of safe operation of the train and punctuality of the train as well as guidelines for following such timetable.

Besides, this Circular stipulates that each train running on railways must bear a train number. A train shall be numbered as follows:

- Trains running on railway lines must not bear the same train number.

- Trains running from Hanoi Capital shall bear an odd number while those running to Hanoi Capital will bear an even number

- The national railway infrastructure trader and owner of dedicated railways may issue particular regulations on numbering train types running on national railways and dedicated railways under management.

View more: Circular No. 24/2018/TT-BGTVT of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam takes effect from July 01, 2018.

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