Tourists rail against closure of Instagram-famous 'train street' in Vietnam
Daily MailSelfie-snapping tourists have railed against the closure of Vietnam's 'train street' after police blocked off the Instragram-famous tracks for safety reasons. The narrow railway corridor in central Hanoi has become a hotspot among visitors seeking the perfect holiday snap on the tracks - often dodging trains that rumble through daily. Police have closed Vietnam's 'train street' in a bid to avoid any accidents from occurring on the working railway line The street had become a hotspot among visitors seeking the perfect holiday snap on the tracks - often dodging trains that rumble through daily The railway once shipped goods and people across France's former Indochina colony and remains in use today by communist Vietnam's state-run railway company 'I'm very frustrated because today I can't go in and take a picture,' Malaysian tourist Mustaza bin Mustapha told AFP, vowing to come back later. Built by former colonial rulers, the railway once shipped goods and people across France's former Indochina colony and remains in use today by communist Vietnam's state-run railway company.
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