Minibuses, electric vehicles to ease traffic around Saigon Railway Station

The Ministry of Transport is considering two transport options for passengers going to the Saigon Railway Station in HCM City’s District 3. — Photo nld.vn

HCM CITY – HCM City has approved a Ministry of Transport proposal to operate minibuses and electric vehicles to Saigon Railway Station in District 3 to gradually reduce private vehicles and ease traffic on the congested streets around it.

The minibuses, to link Bến Thành Station on the city’s metro line No. 1, will start plying in November this year.

The city has also been trialling electric vehicles in District 1, 4, 5, and 6, and will consider using them to carry passengers to the station.

It is seeking to offer more public bicycle rental services in District 1, 3, 4, 5, and 10 for people to get to the station.

The ministry said there are four bus services to the station, but only bus No. 7 has a stop inside while Nos. 13, 30 and 65 only stop outside.

People mostly use private vehicles and taxis to get to the station as a result, leading to severe congestion on Cách Mạng Tháng Tám Street and the Dân Chủ Roundabout.

Besides, the streets leading up to the station, like Nguyễn Thông and Nguyễn Phúc Nguyên, are narrow, making it difficult for large buses to ply, it added. — VNS