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Last year, the Hanoi People’s Committee approved a proposal by the city’s Department of Transport that allows Tri Nam Joint Stock Company to provide public bike service for a 12-month trial. (Photo: vtv.vn) |
By January 20, about 10 bikes will be available at the station. People in the city will be offered a 10-day trial to experience the service before its official operation.
Last year, the Hanoi People’s Committee approved a proposal by the city’s Department of Transport that allows Tri Nam Joint Stock Company to provide public bike service for a 12-month trial.
Under the proposal, the firm will provide 1,000 bikes, 50 percent of them electric, at 94 locations in the city.
The pilot project is set to cost over VND30.3 billion (US$1.22 million).
The company will charge VND10,000 for a 30-minute trip on electric bikes and VND5,000 for the same duration on normal bicycles.
Full-day rent for the electric bike will be VND120,000 and half of that for pedal bicycles.
Six downtown districts will be prioritized for the pilot project, namely Ba Dinh, Dong Da, Tay Ho, Hoan Kiem. Thanh Xuan, and Hai Ba Trung.
