Hanoi proposes halting trains through ‘train street café’ for Old Quarter revamp
Vietnam News 16:18 07/01/2026Hanoi has proposed stopping passenger trains on a central rail section, including the famous ‘train street café’ area, to facilitate urban renovation and heritage-focused redevelopment of the Old Quarter.
Hanoi’s ‘train street’ cafés resume operations days after police sweep: media
Travel 17:25 28/11/2025Cafés along Hanoi’s popular ‘train street’ resumed placing tables beside active railway tracks just two days after police cleared the area and ordered businesses to stop encroaching on the rail corridor, local media reported on Friday.
Hanoi trackside café street still a magnet for foreigners notwithstanding danger warning
Travel 11:50 29/04/2024Coffee shops are just inches from the active railway
Tourists ‘upset’ as police block access to Hanoi’s famed trackside cafés
Travel 15:21 11/10/2019Silence has fallen on Hanoi’s once-popular trackside coffee shops, most of which were empty of customers on Thursday morning