HCMCity (VNA) - The Saigon Railway JSC said on June 3 that it will conducta number of promotions to attract more passengers during the summer months,including offering discounts of up to 40 percent on tickets.

Promotions will be applied from July 1 to August 16.

Passengers on trains linking Ho Chi Minh City with Hanoi and Da Nang will receivediscounts of between 20 and 40 percent if they purchase tickets more than 20days prior to departure.

Those taking shorter journeys, including HCM City to Nha Trang (Khanh Hoaprovince) or Quy Nhon (Binh Dinh province), will enjoy a discount of 20-30percent when buying tickets 20 days before leaving.

Passengers travelling from HCM City to Phan Thiet (Binh Thuan province),meanwhile, will receive a 10 percent discount when buying tickets ten days inadvance.

Groups of five or more will also enjoy a discount of 2 to 14 percent, while adiscount of up to 10 percent on the return leg will be offered to those buying round-triptickets.

Fees will be waived for policy beneficiaries such as Heroic Mothers, wounded warveterans, people with disabilities, the elderly, students, and children, amongothers./.