According to Do Ngoc Hai, Head of Operation and Maintenance at HCM City’s Department of Transport, Metro Line 1 is set to boost its daily frequency from 200 to 240 trips, with intervals of 8 to 12 minutes. A fleet of nine trains is expected to carry approximately 120,000 passengers per day.
The Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien metro route (Photo by Hoang Trieu)
Hai added that during the holiday, interprovincial bus stations are projected to handle around 110,900 passengers and 6,680 trips per day, up 5 percent from last year.
Bus demand would drop by 10-15 percent throughout the holiday. Accordingly, the HCM City Department of Transport will cut services on student-heavy routes and suspend two lines connecting to Vietnam National University-HCM City.
Meanwhile, the department will raise services by 10 percent on bus routes to link major bus terminals, Tan Son Nhat International Airport, tourist destinations, and shopping malls.
