"De la voie principale s'étendant ainsi de la frontière de Chine à Saïgon et représentant en quelque sorte l'épine dorsale de l'Indo-Chine, toutes les autres routes ou voies ferrées partent naturellement pour s'enfoncer en toutes directions jusqu'aux limites du pays, les unes pénétrant du côté de la Chine, les autres vers le Mékong, à travers le Laos." (La Colonisation française en Indo-Chine. Jean Marie Antoine de Lanessan. 1895. p.329.)
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The original Saigon Station, located at Bến Thành Market, was built in 1881. ("120-Year History of Vietnam Railways". Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2010-07-22.) The station currently in use as "Saigon Railway Station", located in Ho Chi Minh City's District 3, was originally known as Hoa Hung Depot, and was used mainly as a freight station; it was converted for use as a passenger station in 1983. ("Ga Sài Gòn" (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on 2010-05-05. Retrieved 2010-06-30.)
"Vietnam Railways Website (English)". Vietnam Railways. Archived from the original on 2008-05-10. Retrieved 2008-05-10. Check the timetable from Ha Noi to Sai Gon (or vice versa) to see journey times.
The original Saigon Station, located at Bến Thành Market, was built in 1881. ("120-Year History of Vietnam Railways". Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2010-07-22.) The station currently in use as "Saigon Railway Station", located in Ho Chi Minh City's District 3, was originally known as Hoa Hung Depot, and was used mainly as a freight station; it was converted for use as a passenger station in 1983. ("Ga Sài Gòn" (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on 2010-05-05. Retrieved 2010-06-30.)
"Vietnam Railways Website (English)". Vietnam Railways. Archived from the original on 2008-05-10. Retrieved 2008-05-10. Check the timetable from Ha Noi to Sai Gon (or vice versa) to see journey times.
