Hanoi to expand bus network in rural areas
Several new bus routes connecting downtown Hanoi with suburban districts will be put into operation between now and 2020, according to Nguyen Phi Thuong, head of the Hanoi Transportation Service JSC (Transerco).
Many places in the suburbs, where rapid urbanisation is occurring in line with demand for public transport, still lack access to buses, he added.
In the past five years, the number of passengers using Transerco buses grew quickly, helping the company occupy around 88% of the capital’s public-transport market.
Room for bus service expansion in Hanoi remains extensive, as it currently caters to only 15% of local demand, which could increase to 50% in the future.