Beijing–Nanning–Hanoi through train


The Beijing–Nanning–Hanoi through train also known as "Liu Sanjie " is an international railway service between Gia Lâm railway station in Vietnam and the Beijing West railway station in China, jointly operated by Nanning Railway Bureau of China's national rail service, with service provided by Nanning Passenger Service Department. The train runs to Beijing and Hanoi every three days.
The train runs along the Jingguang railway, followed by the Hengyang–Liuzhou Intercity Railway, the
Liuzhou–Nanning Intercity Railway, and the Xianggui railway. It crosses into Vietnam at Đồng Đăng and completes its journey on the dual gauge Hanoi–Đồng Đăng railway. The total journey time is approximately 36 hours, and the train uses 25T class train carriages.
Since Đồng Đăng is not included in the list of E-visa ports of entry, holders of E-visa cannot enter through Đồng Đăng.
From February 6, 2020, in accordance with anti-pandemic measures, international service between Nanning and Hanoi was suspended. Service was restarted on May 25, 2025, with daily service on T8701/2 between Nanning and Hanoi. Through service from Beijing also restarted, leaving every Thursday and Sunday and returning every Tuesday and Friday as train MR1.

Locomotive routing

Schedule

Current schedule

  • 1 hour difference between China and Vietnam