Published 21:22 IST, October 9th 2019
Hanoi closes Railway Trackside Cafes because of safety reasons
Hanoi authorities have decided to close down several cafes close to railway tracks after a train stopped in an emergency to avoid hurting tourists near tracks.
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authorities have decided to close down several cafes close to railway tracks in capital of Vietnam, Hai citing safety reasons. se cafes h perfect frame all photo lovers would want to have in ir collection. It has vint railway tracks passing by backstreets where tourists or customers sat down having ir drinks with just a few inches away from slowly moving trains. ministration of city has set up a deline to shut down cafe by weekend.
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Tourists loved se cafes
While speaking to a foreign news ncy, a tourist who frequently visits such cafes said that she loves m totally as she has never been to something that is so different from ors. She n said that at same time, she also understands reason why officials have decided to shut down cafe as y are quite dangerous in safety terms. Vietnamese capital is popular is for centuries-old architecture it has as well as rich culture with Souast Asian, Chinese and French influences. In past few months, a lot of tourists assembled alongside railway tracks to selfies as soon as a train passes or at trackside cafes.
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Cafes being shut down due to safety reasons
railways in rrn provinces of Vietnam were built in year 1902 by French rule. y usually transfer passengers and even cargo items mainly between Hai to Haiphong and Hai to Lang Son, Lao Cai. It still has a tritional French narrow gauge which me rth Korean Supreme Leer Kim Jong-un stop at border and travel by a car while he was on his way to meet US President Donald Trump for a summit. railway tracks pass by houses and shops in Hai while also covering crowded areas of city. re are vendors who set up ir stalls on railway tracks and some visitors also sit on tracks in ir leisure time. On October 6, a train that left Hai railway station h to stop in an emergency to avoid hurting crowd of tourists trackside according to state media. This is when authorities decided to remove all lounges and safes that are near tracks.
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(With inputs from ncies)
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21:04 IST, October 9th 2019