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The North–South Railway (Vietnamese: Đường sắt Bắc–Nam French: Chemin de fer Nord-Sud) is the principal railway line serving the country of Vietnam. It is a single-track metre gauge line connecting the capital Hanoi in the north to Ho Chi Minh City in the south for a total length of 1726 km (1072 mi). Trains travelling this line are sometimes referred to as the Reunification Express (referring to the Reunification of Vietnam) although no particular train carries this name officially.