The City People's Council officially passed a resolution to support fares for users of public passenger transport services by bus and train. In particular, the first month's ticket is free for all people using metro line 1 and buses connecting to the metro.
On December 11, at the regular year-end meeting of the 10th term Ho Chi Minh City People's Council, the City People's Council officially passed a resolution to support ticket prices for users of public passenger transport services by bus and train.
People will be able to ride metro line 1 for free during the first month. Photo: My Quynh.
Accordingly, Ho Chi Minh City will support 100% of the ticket price for passengers using public passenger transport by metro line 1 (Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien) within 30 days from the date the metro line begins commercial operation.
Support 100% of ticket prices for passengers traveling on bus routes connecting to metro line 1 from January 1, 2025 until the end of the free ticket policy.
In addition, the city also has a policy of supporting 100% of ticket prices for people with revolutionary contributions, people with disabilities, the elderly, and children under 6 years old when using public passenger transport services by train and bus.
Metro Line 1 has been completed and is awaiting operation. Photo: My Quynh.
It is expected that the total budget to support free and reduced fares for buses and trams is 43.3 billion VND/year; the budget to support free fares for 30 days for buses and trams is 33.1 billion VND/month. Meanwhile, the total budget to support public passenger transport by bus and tram is about 2,226 billion VND/year.
Ho Chi Minh City budget will support the difference between ticket sales revenue and public passenger transport costs to ensure this policy.
The policy to support bus users and support public passenger transport by bus will take effect from January 1, 2025; while the policy for the metro (Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien metro) will take effect as soon as the Resolution is passed.
Ho Chi Minh City is about to have its first metro line for public passenger transport. Photo: My Quynh.
Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee believes that free transportation during the initial operation of Metro Line 1 is appropriate, in order to create conditions for people to experience public transportation for the first time in the city, encouraging the formation of the habit of using public transportation instead of personal vehicles.
This policy is also a deep thank you from the city government to the people for supporting the metro line 1 project. People have handed over the construction site, shared the inconveniences and difficulties during the construction process, and accompanied the government and construction units to complete the project...
Metro Line 1 is expected to officially open on December 22. The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has issued a fare list, in which cash payment is 7,000 - 20,000 VND/trip, non-cash payment is 6,000 - 19,000 VND/trip, depending on the route distance.
The daily ticket price is 40,000 VND/person/ticket (unlimited number of trips per day); the 3-day ticket price is 90,000 VND/person/ticket (unlimited number of trips per 3 days). The monthly ticket price for general passengers is 300,000 VND/month and for students is 150,000 VND/month (unlimited number of trips per month).
Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/tphcm-nguoi-dan-duoc-di-metro-so-1-mien-phi-thang-dau-tien-192241211113939342.htm
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