Sign in

Private company

Vietnam Railways

Logo: Kelisi, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

State-owned railway company of Vietnam

Vietnam National Railways (VNR; Vietnamese: Tổng công ty Đường sắt Việt Nam, lit. 'Vietnam Railways Corporation') is the state-owned operator of the railway system in Vietnam. The principal route is the 1,727 km (1,100 mi) single-track North–South Railway line, running between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. This was built at the metre gauge in the 1880s during the French colonial rule.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Oct 21, 1946Founded1
  • Industryrail transport1
  • HeadquartersHanoi1
  • Websitewww.vr.com.vn
  • Legal formholding company1

See how the biggest companies compare on our leaderboards

Ga Sài Gòn，Ga柴棍PB300247
Photo: 兵庫胡志明倶楽部, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Vietnam National Railways (VNR; Vietnamese: Tổng công ty Đường sắt Việt Nam, lit. 'Vietnam Railways Corporation') is the state-owned operator of the railway system in Vietnam. The principal route is the 1,727 km (1,100 mi) single-track North–South Railway line, running between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. This was built at the metre gauge in the 1880s during the French colonial rule. There are also standard gauge lines running from Hanoi to the People’s Republic of China, eventually leading to Beijing, and some mixed gauge in and around Hanoi.2

Corporate structure

Vietnam Railways sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Vietnam Railways Hanoi
    • Hanoi–Haiphong Railway Owned · Haiphong, Vietnam
    • Hanoi–Lào Cai railway line Owned · Phú Thọ, Vietnam
    • Hanoi–Thái Nguyên railway line Owned · Thái Nguyên, Vietnam
    • Hanoi–Đồng Đăng Railway Owned · Bắc Ninh, Vietnam
    • Kép - Lưu Xá Railway Owned · Bắc Giang, Vietnam
    • Line 2A, Hanoi Metro Owned · Hanoi, Vietnam
    • Line 3, Hanoi Metro Owned · Hanoi, Vietnam
    • North–South railway Owned · Quảng Trị, Vietnam

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Vietnam Railways reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

  • Hanoi–Haiphong Railway
  • Hanoi–Lào Cai railway line
  • Hanoi–Thái Nguyên railway line
  • Hanoi–Đồng Đăng Railway
  • Kép - Lưu Xá Railway
  • Line 2A, Hanoi Metro
  • Line 3, Hanoi Metro
  • North–South railway

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Also owns

  • Hanoi–Haiphong Railway
  • Hanoi–Lào Cai railway line
  • Hanoi–Thái Nguyên railway line
  • Hanoi–Đồng Đăng Railway
  • Kép - Lưu Xá Railway
  • Line 2A, Hanoi Metro
  • Line 3, Hanoi Metro
  • North–South railway

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Oct 21, 1946Founded Founded1

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4