Train fares Hanoi to Lao Cai reduced
Speaking
to the media, Nguyen Van Binh, vice director of the Hanoi
Railway Transport Company said that
train fares Hanoi to Lao Cai
will be reduced 15-25% depending on cabin type.
According to Mr Binh, the highway Noi Bai -
Lao Cai was put into
operation the railways was under pressure, "the number of
passengers going to Sapa by train has decreased nearly 20%
compared to the same period last year" Binh said.
To compete with other forms of road transport on the highway,
right from the beginning of September 2014, the
Vietnam Railway
Corporation has offered a 10% discount on the route
Hanoi - Lao
Cai and return. Especially from the end of the year, the railway
fares will continue to go down up to 25%. Accordingly, the
lowest fare Hanoi - Lao Cai of SP trains is 145,000 vnd (7 usd)
for hard seats and the lowest fares for sleeper trains is
325.000 vnd or 15 usd.
Specifically, fares for each type will be amended as follows:
Air conditioned hard seat will be reduced from 11 usd to 8 usd,
soft sleeper in 6 berth cabins from 25 usd will go down to 19
usd, fares for 4 berth cabins will be reduced 7 usd for each
ticket, the new price will be applicable until the end of 2015.
Managers from Hanoi Railway company also confirmed that during
Lunar New Year 2015, fares for Reunification Express train will
decrease 17% from current prices, this price will apply from
16th Lunar December to 16th January on lunar calendar.
"This is part of our strategy to attract more passengers to the
railways industry and also enable people to use train as a
convenient and easy mode of transport", Binh said. Reportedly,
during At Mui lunar New Year, beside the traditional selling
system at the stations, Hanoi Railway Transport Company will
ogranize to sell tickets online from the beginning of December.
