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|map_state = show |open=1936 |owner=Vietnam Railways |start=Hanoi Railway Station |end=Saigon Railway Station |locale=Vietnam |type=Heavy rail |gauge= |linelength= |image=VietnamCowtownExpress1.jpg |image_alt=A train stopped at a station on the North–South Railway, Vietnam |image_width=260px |caption=Train waiting at Phu My, north of Quy Nhơn }} The North–South Railway ((ベトナム語:Đường sắt Bắc–Nam), (フランス語:Chemin de fer Nord-Sud)) is the principal railway line serving the country of Vietnam. It is a single-track metre gauge line connecting the capital Hanoi in the north to Ho Chi Minh City in the south, for a total length of . Trains travelling this line are sometimes referred to as the Reunification Express (referring to the Reunification of Vietnam), although no particular train carries this name officially.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.seat61.com/Vietnam.htm )〕 The line was established during French colonial rule, and was completed over a period of nearly forty years, from 1899 to 1936.〔 As of 2005, there were 278 stations on the Vietnamese railway network,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Infrastructure Maintenance and Construction )〕 of which 191 were located along the North–South line.〔"Các ga trên tuyến đường sắt Thống Nhất" (Railway stations on the North–South Railway), (Page 1 )–(Page 2 ) 〕 From World War II through to the Vietnam War, the entire North–South Railway sustained major damage from bombings and sabotage.〔 Owing to this damage, and to a subsequent lack of capital investment and maintenance, much of the infrastructure along the North–South Railway remains outdated or in poor condition; in turn, lack of infrastructure development has been found to be a root cause for railway accidents along the line, including collisions at level crossings and derailments. Recent rehabilitation projects, supported by official development assistance, have improved the safety and efficiency of the line. As of 2007, 85% of the network's passenger volume and 60% of its cargo volume was transported along the line. The national railway company Vietnam Railways owns and operates the line. == Overview == For the most part, this long metre gauge line follows the coastline of Vietnam, beginning in Ha Noi, passing through the provinces of Hà Nam, Nam Đinh, Ninh Bình, Thanh Hóa, Nghệ An (Vinh), Hà Tĩnh, Quảng Bình (Đồng Hới), Quảng Trị (Đông Hà), Thừa Thiên–Huế (Huế), Da Nang, Quảng Nam, Quảng Ngãi, Bình Định, Phú Yên, Khánh Hòa (Nha Trang), Ninh Thuận, Bình Thuận (Phan Thiết), Đồng Nai and Binh Dương, before coming to an end in Ho Chi Minh City.〔〔 Trains taking this route pass through a number of areas recognized for their beauty, such as the Hải Vân Pass and Lăng Cô Peninsula near Huế, and Vân Phong Bay near Nha Trang. Typical journeys from one end of the line to the other last about 30 hours.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Vietnam Railways Website (English) ) Check the timetable from Ha Noi to Sai Gon (or vice versa) to see journey times.〕 Passengers arriving in Hanoi are able to transfer to several other railway lines, leading to Haiphong, Hạ Long Bay, Thái Nguyên, Lào Cai, Lạng Sơn and the People's Republic of China. As of 2007, 85% of the network's passenger traffic and 60% of its cargo traffic was transported along the North–South line, corresponding to 3,960.6 million person-km and 2,329.5 million ton-km, respectively.〔Transport statistics for rail transport in 2007 report a traffic volume of 4,659.5 million person-km for passenger rail traffic and 3,882.5 million ton-km for freight rail traffic. (Volume of freight traffic by type of transport ), (Volume of passengers traffic by type of transport ). General Statistics Office of Vietnam.〕 These proportions are only slightly different than those recorded in the early 1990s; 1993 figures reported 82% of passenger traffic and 66% of cargo traffic along the line.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「North–South Railway (Vietnam)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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