Hanoi’s Transport Department issued the request with the aim to curb overloading and the overcharging of passengers during the upcoming national holidays.
According to the leader of the Transport Department, inter-provincial bus stations and passenger transport firms have been required to publicise the hotlines for contacting coach managers.
The department said, in order to tighten operations of inter-provincial coaches, coach owners were asked to list all information relating to routes, time tables and ticket prices for every coach.
Under the request, passenger transport businesses would not be allowed to raise fares without permission from authorised agencies.
Besides, the department assigned the transport inspection force to cooperate with the transport police in issuing measures to address “snail speed” buses and coaches that pick up and drop off passengers at unauthorised stops along roads.
Coaches found to be in violation would be strictly punished, according to the department.
Earlier, the department has issued a decision to fine 166 coaches that violated speed regulations and picked up passengers on roads in March.
To meet increasing demand from passengers during the coming holiday, the national Reunification Day and Labour Day, which will start on April 30 and last four days, many transport businesses have made plans to add more coaches for service.
For example, the Hanoi Bus Station Stock Company plans to send 700 more coaches to the stations of Giap Bat, My Dinh and Gia Lam.
In particular, on April 29 and 30, the company will increase its fleet by 200 at Giap Bat station, serving crowded routes between the provinces of Thanh Hoa, Nam Dinh, Thai Binh, Ninh Binh and Dien Bien.
The number of passengers returning to Hanoi capital after the holidays is expected to remarkably increase. The Hanoi Bus Station Stock Company and inner-city bus transport businesses will mobilise 400 more buses to serve passengers on May 3.
According to the leader of the Transport Department, inter-provincial bus stations and passenger transport firms have been required to publicise the hotlines for contacting coach managers.
The department said, in order to tighten operations of inter-provincial coaches, coach owners were asked to list all information relating to routes, time tables and ticket prices for every coach.
Under the request, passenger transport businesses would not be allowed to raise fares without permission from authorised agencies.
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Coaches found to be in violation would be strictly punished, according to the department.
Earlier, the department has issued a decision to fine 166 coaches that violated speed regulations and picked up passengers on roads in March.
To meet increasing demand from passengers during the coming holiday, the national Reunification Day and Labour Day, which will start on April 30 and last four days, many transport businesses have made plans to add more coaches for service.
For example, the Hanoi Bus Station Stock Company plans to send 700 more coaches to the stations of Giap Bat, My Dinh and Gia Lam.
In particular, on April 29 and 30, the company will increase its fleet by 200 at Giap Bat station, serving crowded routes between the provinces of Thanh Hoa, Nam Dinh, Thai Binh, Ninh Binh and Dien Bien.
The number of passengers returning to Hanoi capital after the holidays is expected to remarkably increase. The Hanoi Bus Station Stock Company and inner-city bus transport businesses will mobilise 400 more buses to serve passengers on May 3.
