Evaluating public bus transportation services in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam

Research on Medium Capacity Rail System: Case on Pham Van Dong Route in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

“…buses account for 4% [8,15]. The market for public passenger transport within Ho Chi Minh city is assumed 15 % to 20 20% of the needs of the passenger moving in 2020 [13][14][15]. It is expected to range between 20.5% to 26.6% by 2025 and 29.3% to 36.8% by 2030.…”

“…There are many ways to solve the problem of traffic congestion and peak hour overload, such as traffic diversion [1], intelligent traffic monitoring, arranging signal installation [2], controlling, monitoring and managing traffic congestion [3][4][5][6][7], construction of steel solutions or even dividing office work time according to each group of subjects to divide the number of private vehicles participating on the roads [8][9][10]. However, this is not an effective solution to the problem of urban traffic and environmental pollution caused by private vehicles, especially in Hanoi and HCMC, Vietnam [11][12][13][14]. In order to solve this issue, there needs to be a solution that addresses the nature of the problem, which is to evaluate the traffic and limitations of personal vehicles.…”

“…In the urban transport system, many types of services can meet the large transport capacity with high service frequency. The choice of type must be considered by many factors of the general development of urban transport, topography (routing), and characteristics of its superstructure and infrastructure [13][14][15]. However, properly assessing the situation and traffic needs is an important first step that needs to be clarified.…”