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Train Street - Hanoi

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duncanp

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Just saw this article on the BBC News website.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-asia-50023105/hanoi-train-street-i-think-my-home-is-very-special
Hanoi Train Street: 'I think my home is very special'
Authorities in Hanoi, Vietnam have shut down cafes and banned large crowds on Train Street, one of the city's most popular tourist spots.

Every day, trains rush by on the narrow street, just inches away from residents' homes, and in recent months many tourists have flocked there to take pictures and sip coffee at trackside cafes.

University student Ngan and her family run one such cafe. In an interview before the shutdown, she told the BBC what it's like growing up on Train Street - and why she hopes it can survive.

The video link in the article shows trains running down the narrow street at quite a high speed only inches from people in shops and cafes.

It just shows that other countries have quite a different attitude to rail safety than in the UK. I would have thought that the trains should go at a much lower speed along that section of track.

You wouldn't imagine trains running at that speed on the Weymouth tramway for example, or indeed in the US, where street running of main line trains is commonplace.
 
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Think this has featured on one or more of the Railway Programmes , Chris Tarant, Michael Portillo, cannot remember but the railway line was there first and homes,shops etc were built close to the line, possibly because of shortage of land and they were cheap to built.
 

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I think what gets me is the speed the train is doing.

Surely it should slow down to almost walking pace, which would reduce the risk of accidents.

I wonder how many accidents there have been over the years.
 

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I was there last year. Plenty of tables on the tracks to sit and have a beer whilst waiting for the next train. A pretty odd experience (no restrictions on photography) but the suburbs of Bangkok have the Meaklong Market train which is even more extraordinary.
 

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I was there last year. Plenty of tables on the tracks to sit and have a beer whilst waiting for the next train. A pretty odd experience (no restrictions on photography) but the suburbs of Bangkok have the Meaklong Market train which is even more extraordinary.

The "Mae Khlong Commuter" is an amazing experience - if hard to find, and don't forget the isolated bit on the other side of the river!
 
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