Long Bien Bus Terminal in Hanoi

The move is part of the city’s plan to encourage people to switch to publictransport to ease traffic congestion and improve air quality.

The shelters will feature wifi routers and real-time bus trackers, powered bysolar energy.

Suburban bus routes account for 57 percent of the city’s public transport,playing an essential role in serving inter-city passengers and connecting itsperipheral areas with Hanoi’s downtown.

There are 71 bus routes operating in outlying districts with more than 2,100bus stops. Only 23 of them are sheltered, accounting for under 1 percent,according to Hanoi Department of Transport.

The average distance between two stops is 900m while the operating frequency ofsuburban buses is low, forcing passengers to wait for long time forbuses in these areas. - VNA