Notes on passenger transport business by auto along fixed routes in Vietnam

According to Decree No. 86/2014/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, enterprises and cooperatives issued with Permit of passenger transport business by auto may register to operate along routes as planned and approved by the route management organs.

Specifically, inter-provincial fixed passenger routes with distance from 300 km or more must be started and ended at passenger transport stations from the first to fourth or fifth or grade bus stations in the areas of poor districts as prescribed by the Government.

Contents of route management include:

- Developing, publicizing and implementing the route network planning;

- Developing and publicizing the traffic chart along routes and publicizing routes to put them into operation, approving route operation and adjusting traffic frequency;

- Monitoring and aggregating the transport activities of enterprises, cooperatives, bus stations along routes, counting passenger volume and forecasting traffic need of passengers along routes;

- Inspecting, examining and handling violations on management of transport business activities along routes under regulations.

Enterprises and cooperatives must sign contract with the passenger transport station business units and organize the transport in accordance with the approved route operation plan, may suggest the increase or reduction in frequency and stoppage of operation along routes as prescribed.

Passenger transport station business units provide the transport support services for enterprises and cooperatives doing business of passenger transport along fixed routes; checking and confirming conditions for auto and driver before station exit.

View full text at Decree No. 86/2014/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from December 01, 2014.

Thu Ba

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