Cadres and students benefit
Earlier in the week, Mr. Tran Dinh Luat - an officer of a state agency in Da Nang - took the bus number 21 from Tam Ky bridge at 5am. After about 1:30 a.m., he arrived at the Da Nang City Administrative Center, on time for work without worrying about the heat or high fuel costs.
Before, I rode my motorbike for more than an hour a day, which was both tiring and costly. Now that there is a bus running 1520 minutes/trip, the ticket price is only 36,000 VND/trip, I am much more assured, Mr. Luat shared.
In Hoi An, Tran Minh Huy, an 11th grade student, is also starting to get used to going to school by bus route 02 to Da Nang. "Student travel is only 8,000 VND/trip, sitting and studying on the bus, without worrying about traffic jams. Parents are also assured because it is safer to ride motorbikes, Huy said.
In order to facilitate people, cadres, civil servants, public employees and students, the Department of Construction of Da Nang has just adjusted the roadmap, increased frequency, and added large vehicles for bus routes No. 02 (Center Bus Station - Cua Dai, Hoi An) and No. 21 (Center Bus Station - Tam Ky Bridge). At the same time, ticket discounts will be applied to priority subjects, especially those working and students from Quang Nam (old) to Da Nang.
The ticket price for the two bus routes ranges from 8,00048,000 VND/trip, cadres and civil servants are reduced to 6,00036,000 VND/trip; students are at the same price of 8,000 VND/trip. Monthly tickets for route 02 are 700,000 VND (490,000 VND for cadres and civil servants), route 21 is 850,000 VND (600,000 VND for cadres and civil servants). Children under 6 years old, people with severe disabilities, and those with special policies are exempted from tickets.
Reducing congestion, connecting areas by convenient bus
According to the Da Nang Department of Construction, all routes through the central area will be adjusted, with stops near parking lots for people to park their personal vehicles and switch to buses. Each day, there are 64 routes 21 and 72 routes 01.
Route No. 02 (Da Nang - Hoi An) is 46.7km long, passing through the Da Nang City Administrative Center, Nguyen Van Linh axes, September 2, Le Van Hien, Tran Dai Nghia, DT607 to Hoi An, ending at Cua Dai Inland Waterway Wharf parking lot. The operating time is from 5:45 to 18:00; the travel frequency is 15-30 minutes/trip.
Route No. 21 (Da Nang - Tam Ky) is 77.2km long, departing from Central Bus Station, passing through many main axes, connecting to Tam Ky bus station. The operating time is from 4,45 to 17:00. The frequency of the trip is 15-25 minutes/trip
Deputy Director of the Da Nang Department of Construction Dang Nam Son said that a significant number of cadres, civil servants and students have used buses, contributing to reducing personal vehicles entering the center. The city calls on agencies and units to widely announce and support monthly ticket registration to encourage the use of public transport.
