Hanoi Considers Moving Some Passenger Routes to Yên Sở Bus Station
Hanoi’s Department of Construction has asked 17 localities to encourage transport companies to consider moving some fixed-route passenger services from Giáp Bát and Nước Ngầm bus stations to Yên Sở. The department plans to study route adjustments in November, with any transfers subject to an assessment of actual conditions.
Hanoi’s Department of Construction has written to construction authorities in 17 localities, asking them to notify transport companies to study and register proposed adjustments to fixed-route passenger services. Some routes currently operating from Giáp Bát and Nước Ngầm bus stations could move to Yên Sở Bus Station for long-term operation. The localities are Ninh Bình, Thanh Hóa, Nghệ An, Hà Tĩnh, Quảng Trị, Huế, Đà Nẵng, Quảng Ngãi, Gia Lai, Khánh Hòa, Lâm Đồng, Đắk Lắk, Ho Chi Minh City, Đồng Nai, Đồng Tháp, Cần Thơ and An Giang.
The department said the move aims to make better use of bus station infrastructure, prepare traffic arrangements for the south of the city, and ease traffic pressure and the risk of congestion during construction of the National Highway 1A project. It encouraged transport companies to propose adjustments and register their interest. The department plans to study and develop a plan for adjusting fixed passenger routes in November; any decision to move specific routes will be based on an assessment of actual conditions.
Yên Sở Bus Station.（VietVance）
Nguyễn Văn Quyền, chairman of the Vietnam Automobile Transport Association, told VnExpress that fixed passenger routes at Giáp Bát and Nước Ngầm have developed stable networks over many years, while passengers are familiar with departure points, schedules and connecting routes. He said route transfers involve passengers’ travel habits, business operations and connections between modes of transport, so passenger convenience and companies’ business performance should be considered carefully.
Yên Sở Bus Station is on Hanoi’s Ring Road 3, about 3 km from Nước Ngầm Bus Station and about 5 km from Giáp Bát Bus Station. Built at a cost of nearly VND 120 billion, it began operating on October 10. The station covers about 27,500 square meters and has a designed capacity of about 1,000 vehicles a day. The first floor has ticket counters and showroom space for rent, the second floor offers fast food, and about 5,000 square meters of basement space is used for passenger parking.
Source: VietVance
