The Hanoi Department of Transport and Hanoi Transportation Corporation will survey the demand so as to open bus routes to demanded places.
The Hanoi People's Committee has approved the list of 21 new bus routes which include 14 suburban routes and four routes operated by compressed natural gas (CNG) fueled buses.
Under the project "Improving service quality and developing public passenger transport systems by bus in Hanoi for the period of 2016 – 2020 and 2025, with orientation to 2030", the local bus network will be extended with 21 new bus routes.
The Hanoi Department of Transport and Hanoi Transportation Corporation will survey the demand so as to open bus routes to demanded places. Besides, the city is considering opening bus routes connecting neighboring Hung Yen province.
On June 20, local media quoted Deputy Director of the Hanoi Urban Transport Management Center Nguyen The Binh as saying that the local bus coverage had reached all the districts,100% of the city’s schools, 86% of industrial parks and 90% of urban areas in the capital. Hanoi is currently operating 2,000 buses, 326 bus stops, 361 roofed stops, and five interchanges. The bus system employs more than 4,000 drivers and employees.
Binh also said that Hanoi’s buses efficiency is seriously affected by traffic jam. According to the statistics by the Hanoi Urban Transport Management Center, 180 thousand bus trips were either canceled or had itineraries adjusted due to traffic jams in 2018, accounting for 3.5% of the service volume.
Under the project "Improving service quality and developing public passenger transport systems by bus in Hanoi for the period of 2016 – 2020 and 2025, with orientation to 2030", the local bus network will be extended with 21 new bus routes.
Hanoi launches four new routes operated by CNG-fueled bus in 2019. Photo: Internet
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On June 20, local media quoted Deputy Director of the Hanoi Urban Transport Management Center Nguyen The Binh as saying that the local bus coverage had reached all the districts,100% of the city’s schools, 86% of industrial parks and 90% of urban areas in the capital. Hanoi is currently operating 2,000 buses, 326 bus stops, 361 roofed stops, and five interchanges. The bus system employs more than 4,000 drivers and employees.
Binh also said that Hanoi’s buses efficiency is seriously affected by traffic jam. According to the statistics by the Hanoi Urban Transport Management Center, 180 thousand bus trips were either canceled or had itineraries adjusted due to traffic jams in 2018, accounting for 3.5% of the service volume.
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