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A new deluxe train, the second on the route, began running between Ho Chi Minh City and Nha Trang on August 22, 2008.
The Sai Gon Railway Company’s Blue Train has 14 coaches equipped with an LCD screen, air-conditioning and other facilities. Tickets cost between 175,000 VND and 315,000 VND but the company is offering a discount of 25 percent until December 15, 2008. The train leaves Ho Chi Minh at 8:05 pm and arrives in Nha Trang at 5:12 am the next morning. The return trip begins in Nha Trang at 6:10 pm and ends in Ho Chi Minh City at 4:12 am. The train deployed on the route cost 14 billion VND (875, 000 USD) to build. Golden Trains, introduced in December 2007, was the first luxury train on Ho Chi Minh City – Nha Trang route. Newer news items:
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