The three roofs
Echoing Langbiang's peaks.
Diane Selwyn — CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tran Anh Khoa (zorrotran) — CC BY-SA 2.0
One of the most beautiful railway stations in Vietnam, built by the French between 1932 and 1938 at the end of the line climbing from Thap Cham on the coast, a route that once included a Swiss-style rack section up the steep Song Pha pass. Its three steep roofs are said to echo the peaks of Langbiang or the communal houses of the Central Highlands, and it is listed as a national historic monument. The main line closed decades ago, but a short tourist train still runs 7 km from Da Lat to Trai Mat through vegetable gardens and suburbs, where passengers walk to the Linh Phuoc pagoda before the ride back. Old locomotives and carriages stand on the platform for photos. A sightseeing ticket gives access to the station and its platforms; train passengers don't need one.
Echoing Langbiang's peaks.
Seven km through the fields.
On the platform for photos.
Quang Trung Street, east of central Da Lat
A 50,000-dong sightseeing ticket has been charged since October 2024; Trai Mat train passengers don't need it, as the train fare includes entry.
