An amazing experience. If you go the Google maps part then there are security guards to turn you away. However there are plenty of coffee shops offering to take you to the back to experience train street. OHS wise well you can have your head taken off your that close to the train!

Anh was a Hanoi local with lots of interesting snippets about local food and life. Arranged a great viewing spot on a café balcony to view the train passing through. Highlight of my wife’s trip.

The street is "closed" and you need one of the cafe owners to let you in. They will definitely approach you at the entrance to the street. They are persistent. We came to see a train scheduled for 7pm and were told that a train wouldn't come until 9. We didn't want to wait to see the train, so... Take that with a grain of salt. The street itself is interesting, but the constant sales pitch to get in is annoying.

Amazing experience, we were able to make friends with a local who took us down the tracks. We sat downstairs at one of the cafes and had coffee / drinks served to us in good time. All locals made sure tourists were safe and called out to make sure everyone was seated whilst training coming. Best to look up what times, as train does not run often and different for weekday / weekend! Must do!

The place is good but people who run business are really bad. Access the train street through the manned train gate and pick a spot for yourself. People are very much business minded in train street

I took this tour it exceeded my expectations. The tour was conducted on an scooter with my guide. He took me down side streets and alley ways. We stopping at the war museum and many other places. I finished up at the train tracks.

We went on a Thursday during the day to see it when it was quiet from the mid point and get some pictures. It was closed to access I assume to allow the locals some peace! We returned at night at about 2015 and got picked up at the entry end near the station by a cafe owner and taken to some stools next to the track. It seemed to be controlled by invite to manage where people would be. Ordered our drinks took some pictures. Lively bright street now. As the train time came about 2040, cafe owners marshalled everyone back by the wall - absolutely necessary as it still passed us by within touching distance! Quite a one off experience and definitely worth a visit.

Vising Hanoi Train street was on my list. Unfortunately, the day we visited, the train timing was 9.30 pm which was not possible for us to go. So we went during the day. It is a residential area with the train track passing in between houses. We walked the track, took photos and sat in a cafe beside the railway track to relish some coffee and chat with the locals who were going about their usual business that time of the day. The vibe is fascinating. Don't miss it if you are in Hanoi.

The train seemed to have missed the schedule. The street was entirely blocked until ‘10’ minutes before train scheduled to arrive. Then they opened the street to let everyone in so that they can go to the coffee shop. Then the train took another 30 minutes to arrive. Overall just a fun experience watching the train past by.

There are a lot of reviews on here saying that this is a scam and I'm not sure if we were lucky or the people who have left negative reviews were just unlucky. We were not stopped when trying to visit Train Street and were welcome to go into any cafe or bar that we liked and stayed for as long as we wanted to. People can take photos on the tracks but are asked to step back to safety well before the train is due to travel through. Seeing a train go by so close is worth the wait.