12% discount on Thong Nhat train tickets starting from September

Saigon Railway Station staff sell tickets to serve passengers. (Photo: Hoang Hai/VNA)

According to Vietnam Railway Corporation, from September 4, Thong Nhat train ticket prices will decrease by 12% compared to current prices. After the reduction, the new price will be equal to the ticket price in the same period in 2013.

In addition, air-conditioned hard and soft sleeper ticket prices will be adjusted accordingly. Regular hard seat and air-conditioned hard seat tickets will be discounted by 10% to attract low-income passengers.

In particular, passengers who buy tickets many days in advance will also enjoy promotions. Specifically, if passengers buy tickets more than 2 months in advance, they will receive a 50% discount on the ticket price, but on the condition that they cannot return the ticket. Passengers who buy tickets from 1 month to 2 months in advance will receive a 30% discount, and the fee for returning or exchanging tickets is 50%.

A representative of Vietnam Railways Corporation said that with this fare adjustment, the revenue from Thong Nhat train passenger transport will decrease by about 36 billion VND compared to 2013, but in return, the number of passengers will increase, so it is expected that railway passenger transport business will still be profitable.

Vietnam Railways Corporation has spent 75 billion VND to implement a discount promotion program for passengers.

Along with reducing the price of Thong Nhat train tickets, Vietnam Railways Corporation has directed the railway passenger transport companies of Hanoi and Saigon to adjust local train ticket prices according to the same principles as Thong Nhat passenger trains but with more flexibility.

Previously, Vietnam Railways Corporation decided to reduce 10% of ticket prices on all trains for candidates taking exams and enrolling in universities, academies, colleges, professional and vocational high schools this year. This reduction also applies to accompanying relatives.

Specifically, with each exam notice, students are allowed to buy 1 discounted round-trip ticket for themselves and 1 discounted round-trip ticket for accompanying relatives (if any). For admission notices, students are allowed to buy 1 discounted one-way ticket and 1 additional discounted ticket for accompanying relatives. The above regulation is effective from now until October 31, 2014.

When purchasing discounted tickets, students must present their ID cards, exam notices, and admission papers. As for the stations, after selling tickets, they must stamp the station name and the words “tickets sold” on the back of the exam notices and admission papers for easy checking./.

According to Vietnam+