Phan Thiết station

Railway station in Vietnam

10°56′30″N 108°04′57″E / 10.9418°N 108.0824°E / 10.9418; 108.0824

Location

Phan Thiết station is a subsidiary station of Saigon station at the fishing town of Phan Thiết. It is where the North–South railway begins to follow the beachfront northbound, all the way up to Huế Railway Station.^[1]

History

In 1899 a company was formed to build the line Phan Rang–Tháp Chàm to Đà Lạt, then via Ninh Chữ Beach to Tây Nguyên, which in 1903 built a warehouse in the station area at Phan Thiết. In 1920 Biên Hòa–Tháp Chàm was connected passing via Phan Thiết and a station house was constructed. From 1948 to 1950 the line between Ninh Hòa, Phan Thiết, and Nha Trang was secured by a special French Foreign Legion armoured train called La Rafale.^[2] In 2012 Phan Thiết Railway Station was relocated to a site outside the town adjacent to National Route 1.

References

^ LeBoutillier, Kris (2008). On the Iron Rails of the Orient: Train Journeys in Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and Tibet. pp. 70–71. The train through the southern half of Vietnam travels, for much of its run, along the beach. Heading north, the first major stop is Phan Thiet, a small city known for its fishing fleet and Mui Ne, a small beach community known for its brown dunes" ... "Vietnam today looks as though it was built for tourism. From Phan Thiet all the way to Hue the train travels along the beachfront.
^ Lepage, Jean-Denis G.G. (2008). The French Foreign Legion: An Illustrated History. p. 175. Intended to secure the region between Ninh Hoa, Phan Thiet and Na Trang in South Annam, the train included two