The railway line in Hanoi Bashny.Net

The railway line in Hanoi - capital of Vietnam - is so close to the shops and houses that huge train literally have to "squeeze" through the crowd of children playing on the tracks and traders who sell near the path.

"People near the railway familiar life. Hairdressers cut their people, the chefs prepare the food, the children play. Old man can most of the day sitting on the rails. Before the arrival of the train, he takes a chair, - says the photographer in Bangalore 54-year-old Ashit Desai.

Locomotive runs twice a day - at 16.00 and 18.00 and crosses the historical part of Hanoi, heading for Long Bien bridge, which connects the two parts of the capital.

Deaths from accidents on the railway in Vietnam is 2%. People die at crossings without barriers and warning signs. Those in the country for more than 5 thousand. Power is looking for 35 billion dong (1 billion. Pounds) to improve about 2 thousand. Miles of railways.



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