Conditions for fixed-route bus business in Vietnam

According to Decree No. 10/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, enterprises and cooperatives granted the auto transport business license which permits fixed-route bus business may participate in bidding or receive orders regarding operation of bus routes included in published route network lists. Automobiles used for bus business shall:

- Reserve priority seats for people with physical disabilities, the elderly and pregnant women;

- Have the “XE BUÝT” (“BUS”) signage affixed beneath the front windscreen on the right-hand side and have all required information affixed on their bodies;

- Have at least 17 seats. Location and number of seats and standing passengers and other technical regulations for buses shall comply with the technical regulations promulgated by the Ministry of Transport. Automobiles having between 12-17 seats may be used for bus routes running through bridges whose load capacity is less than 05 tonnes or bus routes 50% of which consists of roads below level IV (or roads whose cross section is less than 07 meters).

Moreover, fixed-route bus business shall also ensure the contents of management of fixed bus routes specified in Clause 3 Article 5 of Decree No. 10/2020/NĐ-CP.

Before July 01, 2022, the enterprise or cooperative operating a bus business shall provide information (including enterprise or cooperative’s name; driver's full name; registration plate number; operating route and time of departure) in transport orders of each bus via the software of the Ministry of Transport.

Besides, buses shall be allocated separate pick-up and drop-off areas in transport hubs, tourism areas, tourist accommodations, tourist attractions, cultural-sports establishments, shopping malls, transport nodes and intermodal passenger transport hubs; and given priority in metropolises.

View full text at Decree No. 10/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from April 01, 2020.

Thu Ba

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