Ho Chi Minh city puts environment friendly buses into operation

Friday, 01/12/2017 18:27
Since December 1st, Ho Chi Minh city has put into pilot use 24 buses that use compressed natural gas and satisfy all international-standard environmental protection criteria, with the investment of VND55.2 billion, the 19/5 Transport Cooperative has reported.

(Photo: moitruong.net.vn)
Accordingly, the buses will run route No. 18 from district 1’s Ben Thanh and district 12’s Hiep Thanh ward, serving 60 passengers per bus at maximum.

There are five seats for disabled people, pregnant women, the elderly and children, with low go-up-and-down floor for the convenience of passengers. They are also equipped with cameras and a system announcing bus stops along the route.

After the pilot use and assessment of the effect, the environment friendly bus system will be expanded to different routes./.

 

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