On the afternoon of September 17, Mr. Tran Van Hanh, Director of Hai Phong Railway Transport Branch (under the Railway Transport Joint Stock Company) said: The unit is preparing to operate a new train from Hai Duong Station to Thuong Ly Station, Hai Phong to serve civil servants and workers from the West of Hai Phong to the East of Hai Phong to work.
Accordingly, from September 22, the railway industry will operate a pair of trial trains serving officers from the west of Hai Phong to the east of Hai Phong to work daily. The two test vehicles have symbols HP15 and HP16, including 5-8 6-seat soft-seat carriages.
In the afternoon from Hai Duong Station to Hai Phong Station (license plate HP15) departed from Hai Duong Station at 6:00 to Hai Phong Station at 7:10, stopping to pick up and drop off passengers at Thuong Ly Station at 6:55.
In the afternoon from Hai Phong station to Hai Duong station (license plate HP16) departed from Hai Phong station at 5:30 p.m., arriving at Hai Duong station at 6:30 p.m., stopping to pick up and drop off passengers at Thuong Ly station at 5:25 p.m.
According to Mr. Manh, the expected monthly ticket for this route is 1.5 million VND/person, the single ticket price is 55,000 VND/trip; round-trip tickets are discounted by 20% on the ticket price. Group tickets apply the policy of buying 4 tickets for 3 tickets, buying 8 tickets for 6 tickets.
In addition, Hai Phong city will arrange additional buses to pick up and drop off officers and employees from the station to the workplace (and vice versa). Expected to serve about 300 workers. If workers want to, they can park their motorbikes at both ends of the station for convenience.
Previously, on the afternoon of September 16, Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of the Hai Phong City People's Council Le Van Hieu and leaders of a number of Departments, branches and units surveyed and inspected the infrastructure and service quality at Hai Phong Station and Thuong Ly Station to prepare for transporting cadres, civil servants, public employees and workers from the western Hai Phong area to the eastern Hai Phong to work by train.
After inspecting the situation and listening to the reports, Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee and Chairman of the City People's Council Le Van Hieu requested relevant departments, branches and units to urgently prepare all necessary conditions to meet the daily travel needs of cadres, civil servants, public employees and workers in the western area of Hai Phong to the eastern part of Hai Phong to work; in which, it is necessary to upgrade and renovate parking lots and garages at Hai Duong Station; add essential necessities and services to meet the needs of cadres, civil servants, public employees and workers when traveling on the train. At the same time, there are measures to ensure the safety and security of passengers as well as cadres, civil servants, public employees, and workers on the train.
The implementation of the expressway to pick up and drop off cadres, civil servants and public employees from the West of Hai Phong to the East of Hai Phong to work daily shows the concern and sharing of the city's leaders in the face of difficulties in the movement and travel of cadres, civil servants and public employees when they have to work away from home; timely encouragement, motivation, and help people feel secure at work and work.
