The railway has increased the number of passenger trains on the North-South route and applied many preferential discount programs to attract customers.
Saigon Railway Transport Branch said that from March 18, the railway will run additional SE11/SE12 trains to meet the increasing travel demand of passengers between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on the North-South route.
At the same time, train SE30 (HCMC to Quy Nhon) runs every Friday and train SE29 (Quy Nhon to HCMC) runs every Sunday.
Train SE11 departs from Hanoi station at 9:20 p.m. and arrives at Saigon station at 11:30 a.m.; train SE12 departs from Saigon station at 7:25 p.m. and arrives at Hanoi station at 10:10 a.m.
Train SE30 departs from Saigon station at 5:50 p.m. and arrives at Quy Nhon station at 8:05 a.m.; train SE29 departs from Quy Nhon station at 3:30 p.m. and arrives at Saigon station at 6:20 a.m.
Railways run more North-South passenger trains, many discount programs (Photo: illustration).
Currently, on the North-South route, trains SE1/SE2, SE3/SE4, SE5/SE6, SE7/SE8 run daily between Ho Chi Minh City - Hanoi, trains SE21/SE22 between Ho Chi Minh City - Da Nang, and trains SNT1/SNT2 between Ho Chi Minh City - Nha Trang.
Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, train SPT1/SPT2 runs between Ho Chi Minh City and Phan Thiet.
The railway applies many ticket discount programs to attract train passengers. Specifically, passengers who buy individual tickets far from the date of the SE1/SE2, SE3/SE4, SE5/SE6, SE7/SE8 trains with a travel distance of 900km or more; the SE19/SE20, SE21/SE22 trains with a distance of 600km or more; the SE29/SE30 trains with a distance of 400km or more; the SNT1/SNT2 trains with a distance of 300km or more (not applicable to the 4-bed compartment type of the SE3 train and the SNT1/SNT2 train pair) will receive a discount depending on the time of ticket purchase before the travel date.
Buy 10-19 days in advance, get 5% off; buy 20-39 days in advance, get 10% off; buy 40 days or more in advance, get 15% off.
Passengers who buy individual tickets for the SPT1/SPT2 train from Saigon station to Phan Thiet station 10 days or more before departure will receive a 10% discount on the ticket price (not applicable to 4-bed cabin seats).
In addition, the railway still maintains a ticket discount policy for social policy beneficiaries: Vietnamese Heroic Mothers, war invalids, seriously ill soldiers, people with disabilities, children, students, union members, etc.
Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/tau-khach-bac-nam-tang-chuyen-giam-gia-ve-19225031220322601.htm
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