New bus station to open in Ho Chi Minh City
The new Mien Dong (Eastern) Bus Station in HCM City’s District 9 will start operations on October 10 after a long delay due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The new Mien Dong Bus Station
According to director of the Mien Dong Bus Station Nguyen Hoang Huy, 24 passenger bus routes which are operating in the old Mien Dong Bus Station in Binh Thanh District will be moved to the new station from October 10.
"These buses will run to the central province of Quang Tri and some northern provinces," he said, adding that two buses 603 and 604 will be launched to help transport passengers between the old and new stations.
Construction of the new Mien Dong Bus Station, which is the country's largest bus station with investment of over VND4trillion (USD174 million), started in April 2017. It was first scheduled to open at the beginning of 2018 but then had to be delayed several times due to various reasons including the Covid-19 pandemic.
Covering 16 hectares in HCM City's District 9 and Binh Duong Province's Di An District, the new station is nearly three times larger than the old one.
The station is designed to serve about 21,000 passengers per day, with a total number of 1,200 buses. This will increase to 52,000 passengers and over 1,800 buses on peak days. It is expected to reduce traffic in the city centre, particularly in areas around the old station.
The new station will be connected with HCM City's Metro Line No 1 that will run between Ben Thanh Terminal in District 1 and Suoi Tien Terminal in District 9.
Some other bus stations in HCM City include Mien Tay (Western) Bus Station in Binh Tan district, An Suong Bus Station in Hoc Mon district and Nga Tu Ga Bus Station in District 12.
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