Illustrative photo (Source: VNA) According to Le Anh Tuan, Deputy Director in charge of Saigon RailwayTransport, on the occasion of the upcoming holiday, the Saigon RailwayTransport Joint Stock Company will run more trains to meet the needs ofpassengers.
In particular, train routes from Ho Chi Minh City to Quy Nhon, Nha Trang andPhan Thiet will add more trains due to the large number of visitors planning totravel to these destinations.
In addition, the company still maintains a policy of reducing two-way ticketprices from 5% to 7% and providing discounts for social policybeneficiaries, Tuan said.
Meanwhile, the Mien Tay (Western) Bus Station predicts that the volume ofvehicles and passengers on the 2022 holiday will increase significantlycompared to the same period in 2021.
It is expected that during the holiday, there will be 6,320 buses leaving thestation with 173,100 passengers.
The peak will be on September 1, when there will be 40,000 passengerstravelling through the station and over 1,500 vehicles will depart the station.
Meanwhile at Eastern Bus Station, it is expected that the number of visitorswill mainly increase in the afternoon and evening of September 1 and September2, mostly for routes to Vung Tau, Da Lat, Phan Thiet and Nha Trang.
It is forecast that on September 2, the number of buses departing from the MienDong (Eastern) Bus Station will be about 5,020 vehicles with 105,380passengers.
Surge in Hanoi bus passengers predicted during holidays
The number of passengers using bus services in Hanoi during the upcomingNational Day holiday is forecast to increase sharply, with sudden surges inpassenger flow predicted during peak hours.
In order to meet the transportation needs of the people during the holidays,the Hanoi Bus Station Joint Stock Company has developed plans to betterorganise passenger transport at bus terminals.
According to the company’s director, Pham Manh Hung, demand for people totravel and visit relatives is expected to increase considerably during theholidays, which will give people a four-day weekend from September 1 to 4.
Moreover, the population’s travel demand has recovered after the COVID-19epidemic, so the number of passengers at bus stations is expected to increasesignificantly on all routes.
At the Giap Bat bus station, the average number of passengers during theholidays is forecast to increase by about 250 per cent to 11,000 passengers perday. The expected number of vehicles in service during the holidays is 900vehicles per day, an increase of about 35 per cent compared to weekdays.
The same pattern is expected at other stations such as My Dinh and Gia Lamstations.
Assessing the company’s service capacity, Hung said that on weekdays, vehiclecapacity is rarely exploited to its full potential, with each bus onlytransporting 6-8 passengers. Therefore, the surge in passengers should notoverwhelm the supplementary vehicles.
In order to ensure convenience amid a sudden increase in passenger load, thecompany has proposed to the Hanoi Department of Transport the issuance of 200vehicle badges to speed up passenger clearance.
In addition, the company has requested bus stations strengthen inspection andcontrol measures, not let bus operators illegally increase fares, not letpassengers board without tickets, or have co-drivers compete for and pressurecustomers. Special attention has been paid in order to prevent and ban thedeparture of vehicles transporting explosives, vehicles exceeding regulatedcapacity, and vehicles with co-drivers under the influence of alcohol, drugs,or lacking appropriate qualifications and paperwork.
Bus stations require transport businesses and passengers to strictly complywith regulations regarding COVID-19 prevention and control, and closelycoordinate with the police force and the Transport Inspectorate to deal withviolations, such as buses allowing boarding outside of stations and blockingroadways, especially amidst the increased traffic during the holidays./.
VNA
