A village along railway tracks in Phu Nhuan District, Ho Chi Minh City becomes a peaceful world amidst the bustling southern metropolis except for when trains pass by.

Lying along both sides of the 20-kilometer-long track street, small decades-old houses form a unique village with simple lifestyle.

Sometimes, residents are startled awake by the sound of train horns at midnight.

However, the overall picture is lit up by a serene life in the trackside village in contrast to the busy city rhythm.

In spite of narrow roads, the village seldom suffers traffic jams and ear-piercing vehicle horns, said some locals.

The trackside village is home to barbershops, eateries, tailor shops and motorcycle repair stores, making the life of residents there convenient and cozy.

Phan Thi Kim Lan, a 75-year-old local of the village in Phu Nhuan District, said that all the residents in the trackside village cherish each other as they have lived near each other for tens of years, with a deep and long lasting neighborship.

Over 150 students from Nguyen Tat Thanh University visited the trackside village on Friday and Saturday, as part of their cooperative training course launched by Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper.

Through the visits, these students not only had a chance to explore the simple but happy trackside life, but also captured beautiful moments on camera.

Two old men in the trackside village are pictured chatting and reading Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper. Photo: Vo Le Tuong Vi

An elderly woman picks star fruit in front of her house in the trackside village in Phu Nhuan District, Ho Chi Minh City. Her family has lived in the village for over 70 years. Photo: Thanh Thoang

After picking star fruit, the elderly woman and her husband sell them to a customer. Photo: Huynh Thi Tuyet Linh

Suong is happy to have her hair cut and styled at a hair salon in the trackside village in Phu Nhuan District for the first time. Photo: Le Phuc Hung

Tai and Van Anh donates boxes of rice to disadvantaged people on a street near the trackside village in Phu Nhuan District, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Vo Tran Ngoc Tram

A motorcycle repair shop on Chien Thang Street in the trackside village in Phu Nhuan District, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Vo Tran Ngoc Tran

Locals of the trackside village in Phu Nhuan District have breakfast on Do Tan Phong Street. Photo: Thai Dang Khanh

Hoa, 64, collects plastic bottles and paper in the trackside village in Phu Nhuan District, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Ngo Thi Thanh Ngan

The owner of an eatery at a market on Tran Khac Chan Street in the trackside village in Phu Nhuan District looks at the camera and smiles. Photo: Nguyen Quach Phuong Thao

Ho Thi Thom, a 59-year-old local of the trackside village in Phu Nhuan District, has worked as a seamstress for 30 years. Photo: Pham Hong Yen Nhi

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