People don't buy train tickets through touts.

To facilitate travel during the 2016 Lunar New Year holiday, Vietnam Railways Corporation advises people not to buy tickets through touts, but only to purchase tickets through the railway's website.dsvn.vnYou can buy tickets directly at the station's ticket counters or at authorized ticket agents of Vietnam Railways.

Passengers buy train tickets at Vinh Station.

Specifically, passengers can only use tickets printed directly from their personal email or from the website.dsvn.vnYou can print your ticket at the self-service ticket printing kiosk at the station or ask a station employee to print it for you at the ticket counter.

In addition, when boarding the train, passengers must bring complete identification documents with information that matches the information on their boarding pass.

Due to the high volume of passengers at the station during the days leading up to Tet (Lunar New Year), passengers should arrive at the station approximately 30 minutes before the train's departure time to complete boarding procedures and allow time to handle any unforeseen situations.

According to Vietnamplus