Train fare to rise 7pct

The price of tickets for air-conditioned seats and beds on trains will be increased by 7 percent as from May 25, the Saigon Railway Station announced yesterday.

Meanwhile, the station will cut 20 percent of ticket price for passengers aged over 65 years old from May 25 to August 15, said Nguyen Van Thanh, deputy director of the station.

In order to serve students’ need for traveling in the upcoming university entrance exams, the station will resume operation of the Thong Nhat SE7 and SE8 trains from May 20, Thanh said.

Posted by VBN on May 14 2011. Filed under Transportation. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry

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