Nghe An ensures enough vehicles to serve people during Tet

A representative of Nghe An Bus Station Joint Stock Company said that inter-provincial passenger transport businesses by car have prepared vehicles and human resources one month in advance to meet the travel needs of people during the peak Tet holiday. Passenger travel needs during the Lunar New Year holiday through bus stations are expected to increase sharply compared to normal days.

Specifically, the unit has prepared about 550 vehicles from more than 60 passenger transport enterprises in Nghe An province and other provinces. In addition, when the number of passengers increases, it can mobilize additional spare vehicles from transport enterprises to meet customer demand. It is expected that 16 days after Tet, Nghe An Bus Station Joint Stock Company will transport over 90,700 customers. Passengers mainly travel within the province and the provinces of Hai Phong, Hanoi, Da Nang, Hue, Quang Binh, Ho Chi Minh City, etc.

At the same time, the unit also strengthens inspection and control of vehicles entering the station to pick up passengers; does not allow vehicles that do not meet technical safety and quality standards, or carry more passengers than the prescribed number to leave the station. Strengthen propaganda and implementation of prevention and combat against smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit goods in transportation activities.

Coordinate with local police to strengthen inspection and control work, absolutely do not let the brokers, thieves, cyclos, and hybrid vehicles cause chaos, disorder, and overcharge passengers. Ensure the highest safety for people and vehicles, strictly implement traffic safety procedures at bus stations, do not let chaos and traffic jams occur.

At the bus station, we coordinate with transport companies and bus companies to sell tickets for various routes in many ways such as selling tickets at the counter, selling tickets by phone or via the internet for individuals and groups such as agencies, businesses and schools.

During Tet, bus companies also increased their services to meet the increasing travel needs of people. Mr. Bui Ngoc Hoang - Director of the Branch of Dong Bac Construction and Trading Corporation - Joint Stock Company in Nghe An said: We currently have more than 120 vehicles, including 10 spare vehicles, all of which have been mobilized and ready to operate from the 2nd day of Tet to transport customers. In addition to the additional vehicles, the unit also increased trips, especially from the 4th and 5th days of Tet. To improve the quality of bus routes by responding to questions and feedback on the hotline.

To meet the increasing travel demand of people on the Hanoi - Vinh route during the 2025 Lunar New Year, the railway industry will run more passenger trains.

Vinh - Hanoi route, add train NA8 departing from Vinh station on January 31, 2025 and February 1 and 2, 2025. Train NA12 departing from Vinh station on February 1, 2025; Add train NA14 departing from Vinh station on February 1 and 2, 2025. In addition, the railway industry also operates additional trains from Saigon station to Vinh station.

At the same time, many incentives are applied to reduce train ticket prices for Tet for policy and social beneficiaries. Children from 6 to 10 years old receive a 25% discount on ticket prices. Children under 6 years old traveling with adults are exempt from tickets. Each adult is allowed to bring no more than two children with free tickets...

In particular, Nghe An Department of Transport requires that ticket prices not be arbitrarily increased. Units that increase ticket prices must have a proposal and must be appraised and approved by the competent authorities of the Department of Transport and the Department of Finance.

The provincial police, district, city and town police forces also increased their deployment to patrol and control passenger transport activities, strictly handle violations, ensure smooth and safe traffic, and prevent congestion.