Da Nang operates two bus routes to Cua Dai and Tam Ky bridge from July 18.

DNO - From July 18, Da Nang operates bus routes No. 02 and No. 21 to take people from the city's Central Bus Station to Cua Dai, Tam Ky Bridge and vice versa.

Bus routes 02 and 21 from the City Center Bus Station to Cua Dai and Tam Ky Bridge officially operated from July 18. Photo: LAM VIEN

On July 17, the Department of Construction announced that it agreed with the proposal of the Intelligent Traffic Operation Center to merge bus routes 02 and LK02 into bus route 02 from the City Central Bus Station to Cua Dai (Hoi An Dong ward) and vice versa; merge bus routes 21 and LK21 into bus route 21 from the City Central Bus Station to Tam Ky bridge (Huong Tra ward) and vice versa.

Bus route No. 02 is 46.7km long; departing from the City Center Bus Station via Nam Tran, Ly Thai Tong, Nguyen Tat Thanh, 3/2 Street, Tran Phu ( Da Nang City Administrative Center), Nguyen Van Linh, 2/9 Street, Tien Son Bridge, Le Van Hien, Tran Dai Nghia, DT 607 to Hoi An City (old) via routes Nguyen Tat Thanh, Hoi An Bus Station, Ly Thuong Kiet, Tran Nhan Tong, Cua Dai, Au Co, Cua Dai Inland Waterway Wharf parking lot. Returning direction is the opposite.

Bus route No. 21 is 77.2km long, departing from the Central Bus Station via Ton Duc Thang, Hue intersection overpass, Dien Bien Phu, Nguyen Duc Trung, Tran Cao Van, Dong Da, Ly Tu Trong, Tran Phu (Da Nang City Administrative Center), Nguyen Van Linh, September 2 Street, Cach Mang Thang Tam, Ong Ich Duong, Cam Le Bridge, Pham Hung, National Highway 1, old Huong An Bridge..., connecting Tam Ky bus station via Phan Boi Chau - Phan Chau Trinh - Tam Ky Bridge route. Return direction.

Da Nang City reorganizes bus routes to suit administrative boundaries after the merger. Photo: LAM VIEN

In addition to merging bus routes, the Department of Construction has adjusted part of the route of bus routes 02 and 21 going through the city center, added a large-sized vehicle (B55 bus) to enhance service during peak hours, increased service frequency during peak hours (5 minutes/trip for the route to Tam Ky, 20 minutes/trip for the route to Cua Dai), arranged stops near the Park & Ride parking area to help people combine parking their personal vehicles to transfer to use the bus service.

Depending on the route distance, one-way ticket prices range from 8,000 VND to 48,000 VND for regular passengers, from 6,000 VND to 36,000 VND for officials, civil servants and public employees. Students pay the same price of 8,000 VND.

With monthly tickets, route 02 sells tickets for 700,000 VND/month for regular passengers; 490,000 VND/month for officials, civil servants and public employees.

Route 21 sells tickets at VND850,000/month for regular passengers; VND600,000/month for officials, civil servants, and public employees.

Students, seniors aged 60 and over, people receiving policies for war invalids and sick soldiers with less than 81% disability, and people with disabilities (severe or mild) can buy monthly tickets for the two routes above for 300,000 VND and 400,000 VND respectively.

Children under 6 years old, people with extremely severe disabilities, veteran revolutionary cadres; Vietnamese heroic mothers; wounded and sick soldiers with a disability rate of 81%; resistance fighters infected with chemical toxins with a labor loss of 81% or more; Heroes of the armed forces; Labor heroes; fathers, mothers, wives and children of martyrs are exempt from ticket fees.

Source: https://baodanang.vn/da-nang-van-hanh-hai-tuyen-xe-bust-di-cua-dai-va-cau-tam-ky-tu-18-7-3297062.html