Criteria for route establishment for fixed-route auto transport business in Vietnam from July 15, 2020

According to Article 17 of Circular No. 12/2020/TT-BGTVT of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam, when conducting fixed-route auto transport business, the following criteria for route establishment must be met:

First, availability of a road system declared to be in operation during the transport itinerary.

Second, availability of a departure station and an arrival station declared to be in operation by a competent agency.

Thirds, fixed route code

- Inter-provincial fixed route is assigned a code determined according to area code of the province or city of departure and destination; code of the departure station and arrival station. Each route code is composed of numbers arranged in the following numerical ascending order: city or province with small area code number in front of city or province with greater code number; province or city’s bus station with small code number in front of province or city’s bus station with greater code number. If a route is composed of different destinations, characters in the Vietnamese alphabet (A, B, C) shall be added at the end of the number sequence;

- Provincial fixed route is assigned a code determined according to area code of the province or city of departure and destination; code of the departure station and arrival station. Each route code is composed of numbers arranged in the following numerical ascending order: area code number of city or province; bus station with small code number; bus station with greater code number. If a route is composed of different destinations, characters in the Vietnamese alphabet (A, B, C) shall be added at the end of the number sequence.

Besides, Circular No. 12/2020/TT-BGTVT also stipulates criteria to be satisfied by a passenger pick-up and drop-off point, specifically as follows:

- The passenger pick-up and drop-off point is only arranged at locations that ensure traffic safety and facilitate getting on and off;

- The passenger pick-up and drop-off point is large enough for vehicles to pick up and drop off passengers without obstructing other vehicles;

- There shall be a sign (Sign No. I.434a) intended for fixed routes at the passenger pick-up and drop-off point in accordance with the National technical regulation on road signs and signals No. QCVN41:2012/BGTVT enclosed with the Decree No. 54/2019/TT-BGTVT dated December 31, 2019 of the Minister of Transport;

- The minimum distance between the two passenger pick-up and drop-off points or between a passenger pick-up and drop-off point and a rest stop or and stations at two ends of the route shall be determined by the Department of Transport according to current situation and traffic organization within the province.

View more details at Circular No. 12/2020/TT-BGTVT of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam, effective from July 15, 2020.

Thu Ba

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