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Dalat Railway Station

Near Xuan Huong Lake off Nguyen Trai St, Dalat, Vietnam
Ranked #6 of 16 attractions in Dalat
3.5 of 5 stars 45 Reviews
Type: Landmarks/ Points of Interest
Owner description: In its heyday, Dalat Station boasted three arrivals and departures daily. The French built the railway station itself, while the zigzagging tracks...... more » Owner description: In its heyday, Dalat Station boasted three arrivals and departures daily. The French built the railway station itself, while the zigzagging tracks were planned and implemented by the Swedish, experts in tricky terrain. « less
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Kibbutz magal
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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 13 cities Reviews in 13 cities
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 26, 2012 NEW

The train travels half hour through farmland. So come down for half an hour and repeat the same train. When going down do not miss the visit to the magnificent temple, one of the most beautiful we have seen. More

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Galway
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23 reviews 23 reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 19, 2012

This is a lovely old station. I didn't get time to take a trip on one of the old trains but would have liked to have done so. The wating room really sticks in my mind as being so different from todays train stations. More

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Gibsons, B.C.
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63 reviews 63 reviews
Reviews in 26 cities Reviews in 26 cities
52 helpful votes 52 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 4, 2012

We enjoyed both the architecture of the station and the fun trip in the old wooden rain cars on the narrow gauge railway. Passing through typical neighbourhoods and large commercial gardens and greenhouses, you reach another town in 30 minutes and visit some interesting pagodas, then return to Dalat. Just be aware that the train doesn't always follow the schedule.... More

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Singapore
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 29, 2012

Historic station and lovely trains which you just want to get 'All Aboard!!!!!! More

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Seoul, Korea
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 26, 2012

It was during my last days in Vietnam that I paid a visit Da Lat old railway station. It was 20 min of walking from the city to the station. We also booked a ticket to go on the train to Trai Mat village. It was a 30 minute ride to this village. Here I could have a look at... More

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Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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10 reviews 10 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 17, 2012

We travelled on a train leaving from the old station. This station was built during the French occupation but is a great landmark. The train ride lets you see how the countryside really is. Really enjoyed this day out. More

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Arlington Heights, Illinois
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53 reviews 53 reviews
Reviews in 16 cities Reviews in 16 cities
30 helpful votes 30 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 3, 2012

Nice Art Deco Building and some old trains. Would not have been on our "stop and see list" unless we had an extra day. DaLat has many more exciting things to see, unless you are a old train or art deco building fan. It was actually fun seeing the two weddings being photographed here, so not a waste of our... More

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New Orleans, Louisiana
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 2, 2012

....but don't stay too long. Not a whole lot to look at and it is not very well maintained. I spent most of time in the gift shop! More

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Surrey
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed March 31, 2012

Thought this would be more interesting. The coloured art deco windows were painted and not stained glass and there were only a few trains. They could definitely make this more interesting. For a fleeting visit it was ok. More

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Aus
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20 reviews 20 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 29, 2012

nice place, wish the train stations in the north of Vietnam were as good. shame they dont use this one anymore More

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