The Metro Line No. 2 project has an estimated investment of nearly 47.9 trillion VND (2 billion USD) and has nearly completed land clearance, at 99.8%. The NA’s Resolution 188 authorises HCM City to develop seven metro lines spanning 355 kilometres over the next decade, with preliminary total investment for the 2025-2035 phase estimated at 40.2 billion USD.
A group of 200 distinguished delegates, including representatives from various ethnic groups and religions, intellectuals, expatriates, and incumbent and former officials of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) in Ho Chi Minh City, visited and took a trial ride on the city's first metro line from Ben Thanh to Suoi Tien.
All the 17 trains of Metro Route No 1, Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien, in Ho Chi Minh City will continuously run on a trial basis during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, said the city’s Management Authority for Urban Railways (MAUR).
After seven years of construction, Ben Thanh, the central station on Metro Line No 1 (Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien), is now nearing completion. The station will be connected in the future to other metro lines still to be built.
Nine pedestrian bridges are being built over Hanoi Highway in Ho Chi Minh City to serve passengers at nine of the 11 elevated stations of the first metro line here, the HCM City Management Authority for Urban Railways has said.
Ho Chi Minh City is applying itself to speed up construction of the first metro line, Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien, and preparing for starting work on the second one, Ben Thanh - Tham Luong, this year.
Ho Chi Minh City’s authorities have proposed increasing capitalisation for the city’s first two metro lines as the projects continue to face a capital shortage.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has agreed to advance Official Development Assistance (ODA) capital for the Metro Line No 1 Ben Thanh – Suoi Tien to meet the project’s schedule.
