As many as 160,565 train tickets for 2019 Lunar New Year holiday were booked from October 1 to 3pm on October 22, including 157,582 sold successfully.
Nearly 157,600 train tickets were sold for Lunar New Year 2019
Accordingly, 108,696 tickets were ordered via the Viet Nam Railway Corporation (VRC)’s website with 34,753 made online payment; 72,028 postpaid at ticket posts, VIB Bank and VNPost; and 1,915 waiting for payment.
In addition, 6,958 tickets were bought at the VRC’s agents; 43,843 tickets were bought at the railway stations under the VRC.
The VRC announced that there are still around 115,000 blank seats for the trains on the north - south route.
The Viet Nam Railway will also operate extra trains on other routes across the country to serve the increasing demand during the Lunar New Year holiday.