It's a pretty old train which feels it's age, it's quite bouncy and loud. We splurged and got the 2 person sleeper cabin for some privacy, the views are amazing and the beds are pretty comfortable.
They served a meal which I do not recommend.
There is one toilet for the carriage and people do not respect it whatsoever, take plenty of wipes and sanitiser.
People also smoke in the carriage despite it being smoke-free, that smoke then wafts all through the carriage through the air-conditioning which is super uncomfortable.
Way better then the SE7. Aircon worked, food was actually good. Loads of space and a table at the each seat.
There were cockroaches crawling on the seats in front of us.
nice train, we were only in the wrong compartment by the lady so had to run to the other car looking for where your place was eventually found, ride of 5.5 hours train only left 1 hour later
For someone who knew what to expect, it was exactly average. So do your research before hand so you aren't surprised! I don't recommend the second class bed alllll the way at the top though. Honestly, the soft berth seats seemed to be better than cramped up at the cieling with no way of getting down except climbing over the family below me. Just my personal preference, although I did sleep for a bit.
洞海 到 岘港, 火车 #SE7 2nd Class Sleeper AC, Vietnam Railways (Đường sắt Việt Nam), 2022年8月23日