Attending the ceremony were Mr. Tran Thanh Liem - Deputy Secretary of Provincial Party Committee; Mr. Nguyen Van Loc - Member of Provincial Standing Party Committee, Head of Commission for Mass Mobilization of Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of Binh Duong Provincial Fatherland Front's Committee; Mrs. Nguyen Minh Thuy - Member of Provincial Standing Party Committee, Head of Organization Committee of Provincial Party Committee; Mr. Nguyen Van Ba - Member of Provincial Standing Party Committee, Head of Internal Affairs of Provincial Party Committee; Mr. Nguyen Thanh Truc - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, and leaders of departments, branches, Ben Cat Town.
Specifically, from October 10, 2020, Becamex Tokyu Bus Co., Ltd officially put into operation route no. 70 (Hong route) connecting "Binh Duong New City" and My Phuoc Ward (Ben Cat Town). Currently, the Company has increased the number of operating routes as well as installed many new stations, such as Stations of My Phuoc Hospital, My Phuoc Post Office, etc. so that residents can travel by bus most conveniently.
Mr. Tran Thanh Liem (4th from the left) - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and delegates attend the opening ceremony
Especially with this new bus route, the low-floor bus will be used, easy to get on and off, along with free Wi-Fi system and USB charging port to help passengers have a complete experience and most comfortable on their journey. On the occasion of the official opening of the new route, passengers using route no. 70 New City - My Phuoc Ward (Ben Cat) will be free bus tickets from October 10, 2020 to November 30, 2020.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Vice Chairman of Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Thanh Truc highly appreciated the operation of the bus route. He said that this is the premise to promote economic, cultural and social development of Ben Cat Town with "Binh Duong Innovation Region" in the near future, including Thu Dau Mot City, Thuan An City, Di An City, Tan Uyen Town and Bau Bang District with the focus of development that is Binh Duong New City. In addition, the putting into operation of this bus route helps to improve the people's habits of using public transport, thereby building the image of Ben Cat Town into a modern, synchronous city of transport infrastructure, technical infrastructure, social infrastructure and more flexible and scientific connection in the future. Along with that, the bus route passing through industrial parks in My Phuoc contributes to the development of the public passenger transport system in the area, attracting people and workers to actively choose the type of bus moving from Ben Cat town to Thu Dau Mot city. It is known that after 6 years of operation, up to now Becamex Tokyu Bus Co., Ltd. has developed 06 routes and 11 route schedules. This is the first time the Company puts into use in Binh Duong a low-floor bus convenient for the elderly and children to travel when getting on and off the bus. In addition, the type of vehicle used is the "One Step CNG bus" which uses natural gas fuel and is environmentally friendly.