Ho Chi Minh City Urban Railway Management Board

Metro No. 1 (HCMC) has been in commercial operation since December 22, 2024. Photo: Anh Tu

Metro No. 1 in Ho Chi Minh City asks to postpone construction by another year despite commercial operation

|

HCMC - The HCMC Urban Railway Management Board (MAUR) proposed that the HCMC People's Committee adjust the completion time of Metro Line 1 project to the end of the fourth quarter of 2025.

Clearing the land of Cach Mang Thang Tam Street for Metro Line 2. Photo: Anh Tu

HCMC finalizes groundbreaking of more than 2 billion USD Metro line passing through 6 districts

|

The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has finalized the groundbreaking of Metro Line 2 (Ben Thanh - Tham Luong) over 11km long, running through 6 districts: 1, 3, 10, 12, Tan Binh, Tan Phu in December 2025.

Ho Chi Minh City is determined to put Metro Line 1 into official operation from December 22, 2024. Photo: Anh Tu

Disagreements between Metro Line 1 contractors remain unresolved

|

HCMC - Internal disagreements between the joint venture contractors of package CP1a (underground section from Ben Thanh to City Theater) of Metro line 1 have not yet been resolved.

Image of the completed pedestrian bridge connecting to Metro Line 1 station.

Revealing the pedestrian bridge connecting Metro Station No. 1, operational at the end of the year

|

HCMC - The bridges spanning Vo Nguyen Giap Avenue - Hanoi Highway connecting to Metro Station No. 1 have been completed for synchronous exploitation when the project is in commercial operation.