An elevated section of HCM City’s Ben Thanh – Suoi Tien metro line runs along Hanoi Highway. (Photo: VNA) HCMCity (VNA) – The Government has guaranteed sufficient capital forHo Chi Minh City’s No1 Metro project linking Ben Thanh Market and Suoi TienTheme Park, according to Tran Vinh Tuyen, deputy chairman of the municipalPeople’s Committee. The project construction is now on schedule, hesaid. The No 1 Metro project is one of the eight metrolines of HCM City Metro project managed by the city’s Management Authority forUrban Railways.The project includes four major bidding packagesusing ODA (Official Development Assistance) and funds from Japan InternationalCooperation Agency (JICA).HCM City Metro project was the first proposed in2001 as part of a comprehensive public transport plan for HCM City andneighbouring provinces to mitigate traffic congestion.It also includes three monorail lines with atotal length of 37km and six partly underground metro routes running a total of107km from Ben Thanh to Suoi Tien, Ben Thanh to Tham Lương, Ben Thanh to BinhTan, Lang Cha Ca to Van Thanh, Thu Thiem to Can Giuoc, and Ba Queo – Phu Lam.Ben Thanh will be a hub connecting all thelines.The PM agreed with the city authorities toapprove project adjustments in August 2011. After investment costs werere-calculated by consulting agencies, costs increased to more than 47.3trillion VND (2.1 billion USD).According to the People’s Committee, the cityhas signed three loan agreements worth 31.2 trillion VND (1.37 billion USD), ofwhich 11.93 trillion VND (525 million USD) has been disbursed. The No 1 Metro project construction hascompleted 48 percent… [Read full story]
The southern province of Dong Nai has asked the Government to extend a HCM City metro route and expansion of several expressways to enhance transport connections in the southern economic zone. A section of HCM City’s first metro route Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien. Dong Nai Province wants the metro to be extended 4.7 kilometres to reach Vung Tau intersection in the province’s Bien Hoa City. The province’s People’s Committee has asked that the Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien metro route, now under construction, be extended 4.7 kilometres to reach the Vung Tau intersection in Bien Hoa City in Dong…... [read more]
Le Nguyen Minh Quang, head of the city’s Management Authority for Urban Railways, told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper that the city’s Metro Line No.1 project continues to face mounting challenges related to investment.
Stretching 19.7 kilometers across the city, Metro Line No.1 connects Ben Thanh Terminal in District 1 with Suoi Tien in District 9, with stops in District 2, Binh Thanh District, and Thu Duc District.
The goal of inaugurating the metro line in 2020 could be seriously affected by some contractors opting to put construction progress on hold and others considering…... [read more]
Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has proposed to increase investment for the Ben Thanh-Tham Luong metro project and delay its completion date to 2024. Line 2 links Ben Thanh station in District 1 to Tham Luong station in District 12 in the suburbs The HCM City Urban Railway Management Board said that they had to adjust the design. The representative of Asia Development Bank said that the ground clearance and bidding processes had also been too time-consuming, causing the delay.Vice Chairman of HCM City People's Committee Tran Vinh Tuyen blamed the complicated procedures as they had to ask prime…... [read more]
The Ministry of Defence recently handed over 21 hectares of land to the Ministry of Transport for the expansion of Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City Part of the land lot which is located near Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Tan Binh District will be used for building a Ben Thanh -Tham Luong Metro Line station.Speaking at the hand-over ceremony, deputy director of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Nguyen Van Hong pledged to make best use of the land.The construction of the Ben Thanh -Tham Luong line, the second metro line being planned…... [read more]
The Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) will fund the extension of the Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien Metro in HCM City that will connect with Binh Duong and Dong Nai provinces. On May 24, the management board of HCM City railway announced that JICA had pledged to fund USD100m for the extension. 2km of railway will be built to connect Suoi Tien Station with Binh Duong Province then continue with two branches to go to the stations in Di An Commune in Binh Duong and another to Bien Hoa City in Dong Nai. The provincial authorities have sent officials documents to the…... [read more]
