New Eastern Bus Terminus
{{Short description|Bus station in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam}}
{{Infobox station
| name = New Eastern Bus Terminus
| native_name = Bến xe Miền Đông mới
| type = Buses
| address = 501 Hoang Huu Nam Street, Long Bình ward, Thủ Đức, Ho Chi Minh City
| coordinates = {{coord|10.8801372|106.8157117}}
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 16
| operator = Sai Gon Mechanical Engineering Corporation
| connections = {{RouteBox|1|HCMC Metro Line 1|{{Hcm-metro-color|1}}|white}} Suối Tiên Terminal station
}}
New Eastern Bus Terminus (Vietnamese: Bến xe Miền Đông mới) is the largest bus station in Vietnam, located in the border of Thủ Đức, Ho Chi Minh City and Dĩ An, Bình Dương Province.{{Cite web |date=2020-02-19 |title=Ho Chi Minh City's new Eastern Bus Station to open in late April |url=https://tuoitrenews.vn/news/society/20200219/ho-chi-minh-citys-new-eastern-bus-station-to-open-in-late-april/53063.html |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=Tuoi Tre News |language=en-US}} The station opened in April 2020, and is aimed at reducing congestion at the Eastern Bus Station in Bình Thạnh District.{{Cite web |title=After Much Delay, New Eastern Bus Station to Begin Service in April {{!}} Saigoneer |url=https://saigoneer.com/saigon-news/18362-after-much-delay,-new-eastern-bus-station-to-begin-service-in-april |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=saigoneer.com |language=en-gb}}{{Cite web |last=Huynh |first=Helen |date=2020-10-12 |title=The new Mien Dong (Eastern) Bus Station has been officially put in use in HCM |url=https://vietnaminsider.vn/the-new-mien-dong-eastern-bus-station-has-been-officially-put-in-use-in-hcm/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=Vietnam Insider |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=VietnamPlus |date=2020-10-12 |title=Vietnam's biggest bus station opens in HCM City {{!}} Society {{!}} Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus) |url=https://en.vietnamplus.vn/vietnams-biggest-bus-station-opens-in-hcm-city/188428.vnp |access-date=2021-05-12 |website=VietnamPlus |language=en}}
During the first three months, the old station would remain open and the new station was only used by long distance routes of over 1,100 km.{{Cite web |title=Bến xe Miền Đông mới vắng khách |url=https://nhandan.com.vn/tin-tuc-xa-hoi/ben-xe-mien-dong-moi-vang-khach-642352/ |access-date=2021-05-12 |website=Báo Nhân Dân |date=17 April 2021 |language=en}}
In March 2021, VnExpress reported that in one week, just 360 passengers used the station.{{Cite web |title=Vietnam's largest bus terminal struggles to shift gears |url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/vietnam-s-largest-bus-terminal-struggles-to-shift-gears-4254615.html |access-date=2021-05-12 |website=VnExpress International |language=en}} On an average day, only 20 buses departed from the station. The 17 km distance from the old bus station near the city center, combined with lacking connections to the station, led passengers to avoid the new station. The adjacent metro station was opened in 2024, in front of the gate of the terminus, connects it with the city centre and later will connect with the adjacent provinces like Bình Dương and Đồng Nai.