Train passengers on September 2nd holiday increased dramatically
Báo Giao thông•04/09/2024
The railway organized more than 200 trains on the occasion of National Day, September 2, transporting more than 160,000 passengers, a double-digit growth.
According to information from Saigon Railway Transport Joint Stock Company, during the National Day holiday of September 2 this year (from August 30 to September 3, 2024), the unit organized a total of 84 trains including regular daily trains and additional trains.
Trains on peak days and hours such as the afternoon to evening of August 30, the morning of August 31 and the evening of September 2 and the morning of September 3 were almost full; the total number of passengers transported during the whole period was 63,000, an increase of 20% compared to the same period in 2023.
The railway organized more than 200 trains, transporting more than 160,000 passengers during the September 2 holiday (Photo: Ta Hai).
In particular, there are many passengers boarding trains from Saigon, Di An, Bien Hoa stations to tourist destinations, such as the train to Phan Thiet with 2,400 passengers, the return trip has 2,800 passengers; the train to Nha Trang has about 4,200 passengers, the return trip has about 4,400 passengers; the train to Da Nang has about 500 passengers, the return trip has 500 passengers. In the Northern region, Hanoi Railway Transport Joint Stock Company said that the September 2 holiday this year is only about 4 days, close to the new school year opening, but the number of passengers taking the train to visit relatives and travel is still very large. This unit has organized 145 trains to the South, Hai Phong, Lao Cai, a total increase of 23 trips compared to 2023, a corresponding increase of 19%. Most of the trains were fully booked, many had a high seat utilization rate compared to the same period in 2023, such as the high-quality train SE19/SE20 Hanoi - Da Nang, with an increase of up to 20%. Therefore, the output and revenue of passenger transport during this period were high. Output reached more than 100,000 passengers, an increase of 12% over the same period in 2023; revenue reached more than 27 billion VND, an increase of 25%. Of which, the number of passengers on the Thong Nhat train was more than 30,000, an increase of 29%; the train segment to localities transported more than 69,000 passengers, an increase of 6%. The train segment to the Central provinces had high output: Hanoi - Quang Binh train increased by 123% in passengers, 121% in revenue; Hanoi - Lao Cai train increased 24% in passengers, 22% in revenue... A representative of Hanoi Railway Transport Joint Stock Company said that the train ticket price on September 2nd is equal to the ticket price during the peak summer weekend. After the peak period on September 2nd, train ticket prices will decrease by 10% or more because it is the low season after summer, along with ticket discount policies such as discounts on individual tickets, group tickets purchased far from the departure date, ticket discounts for union members... In addition, customers renting the entire train car or the entire group in the form of a charter will have separate discount policies.
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