Information regarding the situation of transport activities during the 2024 Lunar New Year holiday, Mr. Nguyen Phi Thuong, Director of Hanoi Department of Transport, reported to the Hanoi Party Committee and Hanoi People’s Committee on the traffic order and safety situation. , passenger and goods transportation to serve the travel needs of people in the city.
Specifically, from February 7, 2024 (28th of Tet) to the end of February 13, 2024 (4th day of Tet), public passenger transport (VTHKCC) by bus ran 73,382 times, serving regarding 5,021 thousand passenger turn.
Passengers swipe their cards to board the Cat Linh – Ha Dong train. Photo: VN
For the Cat Linh – Ha Dong railway, there were 1,115 train runs, serving 86,357 passengers.
“In terms of traffic safety, there have been no collisions involving buses, so no damage to people or property has occurred. Urban railway operations are guaranteed to be safe,” Mr. Thuong said.
According to Mr. Thuong, security and order on the route are good, there have been no incidents of insecurity and order on the bus routes and urban railway line No. 2A.
Thus, from February 7, 2024 to February 13, 2024, the public passenger transport system in Hanoi City has operated stably, according to plan, ensuring safety in epidemic prevention and control. diseases and meets people’s travel needs well.
During this holiday, the Hanoi Department of Transport has arranged and maintained 7 inspection teams to monitor operations and coordinate with units operating the public passenger transport network according to plan, operating safely and properly. chart.
At the same time, arrange staff to man the switchboard at office No. 1 Kim Ma during business hours to ensure timely support for passengers who need advice and information on public passenger transport.
According to expectations of the Hanoi Department of Transport, on February 14 (the 5th day of Tet, the last day of the holiday) the demand for travel by public transport will increase as people return to the Capital to prepare for work and school. .
The Hanoi Department of Transport has also proposed free single-trip tickets and daily bus and train tickets on all holidays of the year.
Hanoi Department of Transport said that during Tet holidays, visitors and tourists have an increased need to use buses and trains. Free tickets are an opportunity to promote the image of the Capital, its modern and convenient public passenger transport system, attracting people to use it.
According to Article 112 of the Labor Code, Vietnam currently has 11 official holidays including: New Year (1 day), Lunar New Year (5), Hung King’s death anniversary (1), Unification Day and International Labor Day. (2 days), National Day (2 days).
Explaining that weekly and monthly tickets are not free, the Hanoi Department of Transport said that these two types of tickets are preferential compared to regular single-trip tickets and allow unlimited trips during the ticket validity period.
At the same time, weekly and monthly tickets also apply 50% discount policies for groups of students, industrial park workers. The current monthly ticket price is quite low compared to the average income of workers.
Furthermore, to make weekly and monthly tickets free, additional days of use need to be added for passengers. According to operating units, this work complicates the information technology infrastructure system. The Department of Transport proposes to only apply free single-trip tickets, daily bus and train tickets during 11 holidays and Tet.
