Over 90,000 train tickets for Tet holiday booked online
Passengers had paid for about 50,000 tickets, according to Saigon Railway Transport Joint Stock Company.
The company said earlier that 12 pairs of north-south trains and 10 pairs of local trains will be in service during Tet, providing passengers with a total of 293,000 seats, down by 5,000 compared to last Tet, as some 64-seat cars have been renovated into 56-seat ones.
Le Quoc Trung, deputy director of Saigon Railway Transport JSC, told the Daily that train fares would get higher on busy routes but fall on other routes during the holiday.
The Saigon Railway Station has also offered for sale extra seats to give more choices to passengers.
Trung said to prevent speculation on tickets, passengers who want to change dates of departure or return tickets for Tet services will have to pay a fee equivalent to 30% of the prices of the tickets they have booked, well above 5% at last Tet.
Passengers should update dates of departure and return tickets at least 24 hours before departure for groups, and 10 hours for individuals.
As observed by the Daily, the company’s online ticket booking system has operated stably since October 1 and this is why the Saigon Railway Station has not been as crowded as in previous years.
Saigon Railway Transport JSC has cooperated with partners including FPT Group and Vietnam International Bank to form a group of people in charge of helping passengers book train tickets, make payments and print tickets at the Saigon Railway Station.
Tickets for services on the peak days of Tet from HCMC to central provinces and cities such as Phu Yen, Quy Nhon, Quang Ngai, Quang Nam and Danang have been sold out.
