According to information from Hanoi Railway Transport Joint Stock Company, in 2023, together with measures on ticket pricing policies, promotions, discounts, especially the introduction of combined transport products with tourism, experience, the company achieved transport revenue of 1,150.8 billion dong, a growth rate of 49% compared to 2022; contributing to the total revenue in 2023 to reach over 2,509 billion dong, a growth of 6.4%, with a profit of about 6.32 billion dong.
Notably, the Hanoi – Hai Phong passenger train with “food tour” attracted more than 1,475,000 passengers, a growth of 36%, revenue of over 110 billion dong, a growth of 35%.
Mr. Tran Van Hanh, Director of Hai Phong Railway Transport Branch, said that during Tet holiday in 2024, the Hanoi – Hai Phong route (from January to the end of February), it is expected that the number of passengers boarding the train will reach 225,000 passengers, equal to 105% of the same period. The actual passenger and luggage revenue on the train on the route reached 18.3 billion dong, equal to 104% of the same period.
Previously, in 2023, the actual passenger revenue on the Hanoi – Hai Phong route was over 110 billion dong, equal to 136% of the same period last year. The revenue of trains managed by Hai Phong Railway Transport Branch reached over 103 billion dong, equal to 141% of the same period.
An impressive result is the “sweet fruit” of implementing many solutions: Investing in infrastructure to improve the quality of passenger service at stations along the route; Bringing good quality carriages, renovating sanitary equipment in carriages; Introducing sales app on trains, maintaining wifi supply on regular trains on the route…
Especially, cooperating with cultural and tourist units to offer combined transport-tourism products such as food tour in Hai Phong by train; Organizing Heritage Journey trains to serve visitors to Hanoi Creative Design Festival 2023…
In particular, it has continued to cooperate with the Hai Phong Department of Tourism to implement food tours in Hai Phong, check-in Hai Phong, city tours in Hai Phong, implementing Hai Phong digital tourist map, introducing QR code of the tourist map displayed in the carriages, implementing sales through the app to facilitate passengers.
Organizing transportation during peak periods, weekends, organizing good high season transport, summer tourism, holidays, Tet, summer. Applying preferential policies: Monthly tickets, buy 3 tickets get 1 free…
In 2024, the railway will continue to cooperate with the Hai Phong Tourism Association, travel companies to organize experiential tours on the Hanoi – Hai Phong route. Deploying coordination with the Hai Phong Department of Tourism to disseminate information about the Hai Phong digital tourist map, helping to update and spread information quickly and conveniently for passengers to access; Implementing joint promotion programs for passengers to promote tourism.
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