Quang Nam ensures means of transport for passenger transport campaign during Tet

Dai Loc district has many vehicles running inter-provincial routes to Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: CT.

High Point

These days, Tam Ky City Transport and General Trading Cooperative is busy with the passenger transport campaign for Tet. The unit will put a total of 42 vehicles into operation to serve the travel needs of passengers. Of which, inter-provincial routes go from Quang Nam to Kon Tum, Thua Thien Hue, Quang Tri; adjacent inter-provincial routes include Tam Ky - Da Nang, Tien Phuoc - Da Nang, Nong Son - Da Nang. Fixed intra-provincial routes will depart from Tam Ky to Nam Giang, Phuoc Son, Nong Son, Nam Tra My, Tien Phuoc, Bac Tra My.

Director of Tam Ky City Transport and General Business Cooperative - Mr. Bui Van Loi said that the company still maintains the operation of 2 intra-provincial bus routes including Tam Ky - Bac Tra My with 14 buses, Tam Ky - Nui Thanh with 5 buses. In addition, the unit has also registered with the Department of Transport a total of 3 buses to increase passenger transportation when an incident occurs.

“We have thoroughly informed drivers and bus attendants to prepare all tickets for all routes and not to charge fares higher than those registered with the competent management agency. The traffic safety department uses journey monitoring devices and cameras to promptly remind, correct, and handle drivers who violate the law,” Mr. Loi shared.

Passenger buses at Tam Ky bus station are ready to serve Tet. Photo: CT

According to the regulations of the Department of Transport, the passenger transport campaign for Tet this year will start from January 20 to February 17, 2025 (ie December 21, Giap Thin year to January 20, At Ty year). Following the direction of the industry, Dai Loc bus station will decorate and post fares for inter-provincial routes at the ticket counter, list of seated and sleeper buses, mainly focusing on routes from Dai Loc to Ho Chi Minh City. The bus station management is ready to coordinate with the authorities to handle vehicles that violate the contract of selling tickets in violation of regulations, and do not comply with the direction of the steering committee.

Ensure safety

Deputy Director of the Department of Transport - Mr. Le Quang Hieu said, to serve the Tet campaign, the industry has directed road and inland waterway transport business units to develop appropriate plans and transportation organization schemes, ensuring capacity, quality of transportation services and arranging sufficient number of vehicles to ensure timely response when demand increases. Strictly comply with the provisions of the law on business and conditions for business of automobile transportation. Pay attention to the safety conditions of high-speed boats transporting passengers from shore to island on the national inland waterway route Hoi An - Cu Lao Cham.

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The Department of Transport has announced the hotline number.
to receive feedback from people and passengers traveling during Tet. For any feedback, please contact: Mr. Le Quang Hieu - Deputy Director of the Department of Transport (phone: 0913.480.235); Mr. Chau Ngoc Lieu - Head of the Department of Vehicle and Driver Transport Management (phone: 0913.433.386); Mr. Ha Phuoc Loc - Head of the Department of Infrastructure Management (phone: 0913.499.230); Mr. Truong Van Son - Chief Inspector of the Department of Transport (phone: 0905.029.231).

According to Mr. Le Quang Hieu, another issue that the Department of Transport has directed is to strengthen and proactively coordinate with transport units operating at the station to develop a plan to mobilize vehicles to ensure the means of transport and evacuate passengers in case of sudden damage to vehicles or violations according to regulations. Accordingly, 4 enterprises and cooperatives have registered with the competent authorities to arrange a total of 8 reserve vehicles from 16 to 40 seats to be ready to receive orders to transport and evacuate passengers if an incident occurs.

Tam Ky Station is ready to serve the Tet transportation campaign. Photo: CT

Regarding bus operations, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Nam - Director of QNABUS Transport Service Trading Company Limited shared that the Tam Ky - Chu Lai airport bus route will only temporarily stop operating from 6:00 p.m. on December 29, Giap Thin year to the end of January 3, At Ty year.

According to a representative of Phuong Trang Passenger Transport Joint Stock Company, the operator of two non-subsidized bus routes including LK02 (Hoi An - Da Nang) and LK21 (Tam Ky - Da Nang) passing through Quang Nam, on December 29, the opening time of LK02 route remains unchanged, the closing time of the route is at 9:30 a.m. (usually closes at 6 p.m. on weekdays).

Also on December 29, the opening time of route LK21 remains unchanged, the closing time is at 11:00 (normally 17:30). The business will temporarily stop operating on the first day of Tet. From the second to the fifth day of Tet, buses LK02 and LK21 will open at 7:00 and close at 15:00. The two above bus routes will resume normal operation on the sixth day of Tet according to the operating targets and schedule approved by the competent authorities.

Regarding passenger transport by rail, Mr. Vuong Minh Tan - Head of Tam Ky Station said that the station has been implementing a schedule for Tet to serve the peak period from 0:00 on January 15 to 0:00 on February 17, 2025 (ie December 16, Giap Thin year to January 20, At Ty year). At Tam Ky station, train SK1 will run on the 4th day of Tet (February 1, 2025) to Ho Chi Minh City. Up to now, this train with a capacity of 500 passengers has been sold out.

Source: https://baoquangnam.vn/quang-nam-dam-bao-phuong-tien-thuc-hien-chien-dich-van-tai-khach-dip-tet-3148106.html