Nghe An train and bus stations are deserted on the last day of the year.
(Baonghean.vn) - Unlike every year, bus stations and train stations on the last day of the year are unusually deserted and deserted; many people have canceled their tickets and not returned home due to concerns about the epidemic and having to be quarantined...
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| On the afternoon of February 11 (New Year's Eve), if in previous years, bus stations and train stations were busy from early morning and most of the time in the afternoon, they had to use extra buses to relieve the passengers, this year the situation was the opposite. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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| Due to the complicated developments of the Covid-19 pandemic, people's demand for travel and returning home for Tet is also limited. Many buses and trains leave the station with only a few passengers. Also due to the pandemic, bus stations have recorded many people canceling bus tickets and choosing other means of transport to return home for Tet. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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| According to Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu Ha - Employee of Nghe Tinh Railway Joint Stock Company: The peak service period for Lunar New Year this year was built to start from December 20, but up to now, the number of train passengers is only 30-40% compared to last year. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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| The stalls and shops inside the station are also in a similar state of sluggishness, with no one coming to buy. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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| Despite the lack of passengers, the bus station and train station are still taking epidemic prevention measures seriously. At Vinh Station, staff are on duty to remind passengers to wear masks, measure body temperature, wash hands with sanitizer, and at the same time educate passengers about epidemic prevention measures... Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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| Mr. Tran Van Tuan, a driver of a passenger transport company on the Hanoi - Vinh route, said: Every year, the company has to increase the number of buses running until the 30th of Tet, but this year due to the impact of the epidemic, there are few passengers returning to their hometowns, so the company has given employees a day off from the 28th of the lunar calendar. Many other companies have also stopped running from the 29th of Tet. Photo: Thanh Cuong |