In a move demonstrating its determination and high responsibility for tourists' safety, the Hanoi Department of Tourism has just issued Official Letter No. 221/SDL-QLLH, sent to all tourism businesses in the capital, requesting an immediate cessation of activities bringing tourists to the famous "train street coffee street" area, which has become an attractive destination but also has countless potential safety risks.
"Train Street Coffee Shop", with its unique beauty and captivating adventure, has attracted thousands of tourists every day. However, this attraction has masked potential dangers, when coffee shops have sprung up next to the railway tracks, where trains still pass by every day.
Tourists are banned from entering the train street coffee shop from Tran Phu to Phung Hung.
Specifically, to ensure absolute safety and security of railway traffic for tourists, the Hanoi Department of Tourism has requested that travel agencies in the city are not allowed to introduce or organize any tours that take tourists to the "train street coffee street" area, especially in Cua Nam, Hang Bong and Cua Dong wards of Hoan Kiem district. These are areas with many coffee shops located close to the railway tracks, where danger always lurks.
Not only stopping at issuing a ban, the Hanoi Department of Tourism also requires businesses providing travel services and transporting tourists to seriously implement this, considering it an urgent and important task. Businesses need to strengthen propaganda and dissemination to tourists about potential risks when visiting the "train street coffee street" area, and at the same time closely coordinate with functional agencies to ensure railway traffic safety and urban order.
Foreign tourists take pictures as the train is about to arrive, causing safety risks.
Not only did the Hanoi Department of Tourism request to stop taking tourists to the "train street coffee street", it also emphasized the importance of raising awareness of traffic safety for employees in tourism businesses. In Official Dispatch No. 221/SDL-QLLH, the Department of Tourism requested tourism businesses to increase propaganda, dissemination and education for employees about potential risks when taking tourists to this area.
At the same time, the Department of Tourism also requires businesses to proactively coordinate closely with relevant authorities, such as traffic police and local authorities, to detect, prevent and promptly handle violations related to traffic safety in the "train street coffee street" area.
Railway coffee business seriously affects railway safety
The famous "train street coffee street", stretching about 2km, connecting Le Duan, Tran Phu, Cua Dong and Phung Hung streets, has become an attractive destination, attracting a large number of tourists, especially on weekends. However, this attraction also comes with potential risks to traffic safety, when a series of coffee shops have sprung up close to the railway tracks, where trains still pass by every day. In particular, the section of the railway street stretching from Tran Phu to Phung Hung, about 300m long, called "new train street coffee street" by tourists, has become a favorite destination for foreign tourists. With its unique location, visitors can enjoy coffee while watching the trains passing by, creating a unique and interesting experience. However, this uniqueness is also the cause of concerns about traffic safety.
Previously, Hanoi had resolutely eliminated the situation of coffee shops on the railway, but the violations continued to recur. The Vietnam Railway Authority also sent a document to the Hanoi People's Committee to take measures to prevent and disperse gatherings of people filming, taking photos, and drinking coffee in the railway safety corridor. Warning signs of "dangerous areas" in various languages were hung at the beginning of the Tran Phu, Nguyen Thai Hoc, Dien Bien Phu level crossings... to warn.
