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Da Nang debuts new bus service
  • | Nhan Dan | July 02, 2017 03:00 PM
Da Nang city People's Committee and the Toyota Mobility Foundation (TMF) commenced operations of the TMF Bus Service and TMF Park & Ride system, at Nai Hien Dong ward, Son Tra district, Da Nang city, on June 30, as part of Da Nang’s urban traffic corridor improvement project.




Da Nang debuts new bus service

The city of Danang, resting at the center of three UNESCO World Heritage sites, is the entrance of the Indochina East-West Economic Corridor that commercially connects the countries of Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar. Due to its favourable location and the vision of city officials, the population of Danang is increasing, with rapid and sustained economic growth. Along with this growth comes concerns regarding future traffic congestion and the changing mobility needs of the public.

The bus route, which took two years of work and total investment of US$2.9 million, aims to help boost the city’s internal bus services by offering public car parking areas, bus stops and shuttle bus routes to connect residential quarters and public destinations.

The project will also support commuters with free bike parking and smart parking at the departure bus station as well as bus tracking apps on mobile devices.

As planned, commuters will get a one-year complementary ticket as well as free Wi-Fi service on the bus. The bus routes, which use eight 50-seater buses, will operate from 5.45am to 8.45pm every day.

Vice chairman of the city’s People’s Committee Dang Viet Dung said the public bus routes would help change the habits of using personal vehicles for daily travel among local residents. He said the route, in addition to the current 11 public bus services, offers commuters more options to utilise a safe and environmentally-friendly form of transport.

On the occasion, Toyota Vietnam donated two Toyota Coaster buses to the city as part of the project signed in 2015.

In addition, the TMF Park & Ride System located at the TMF bus terminal at the intersection of Bui Duong Lich and Tran Thanh Tong Streets facilitates easy access to the bus services. It is equipped with an auto-gate, camera surveillance system, and an IC card to ensure the security and safety for bus passengers. In addition, there will be no charge for parking when the service is launched.

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