On December 31st, Ho Chi Minh City Urban Railway Company Limited No. 1 (HURC 1) said that tonight Metro Line No. 1 will operate until 11 pm. The delay frequency during peak hours is 6 minutes/trip, the remaining time frames are from 8 - 10 minutes/trip.
The total number of trips on December 31 was 264 trips, an increase of more than 21 trips compared to normal days to serve the increased travel demand at the end of the year.
On January 1, 2026, Metro Line No. 1 continued to increase operation with 276 trips. Notably, there are 20 train trips running in the time frame from 0:30 to 2 am, serving people moving after New Year's activities.
In the direction from Ben Thanh station to Suoi Tien station, the first train departs at 0:30, the last train at 1:54, with a delay of 6 - 12 minutes/trip.
In the opposite direction, from Suoi Tien station to Ben Thanh station, the first flight departs at 1:03 am, the last flight is about 1:27 am, frequency 6 minutes/trip.
After this time, the tram will operate normally from 5am to 11pm.
In particular, on January 1, 2026, passengers are exempted from tolls when using Metro Line No. 1. To enjoy this policy, passengers can choose one of the following three forms:
Method 1: Use a Citizen Identification Card or Citizen Identification Card with a chip, scan directly at the ticket gate.
Method 2: Use the QR code on the HCMC Metro HURC application. Passengers download the application, select the "QR Earn Yourself" function to create tickets and scan at the ticket gate.
Method 3: Receive free paper tickets with QR codes at automatic ticket kiosks and scan at the ticket gate to board the train.
HURC 1 notes that during the implementation of the free program, passengers only use the above forms. In case they still buy tickets in the usual form, the system will charge and not refund the paid amount.
The "QR Vuon minh" function will officially appear on the HCMC Metro HURC application from January 1, 2026 and is only effective during the day.
According to the Ho Chi Minh City Urban Railway Management Board (MAUR), after more than 1 year of official operation (from December 22, 2024), Metro Line No. 1 has served more than 19 million passengers.
On average, this metro line welcomes about 1.5 million passengers per month, equivalent to 52,000 passengers/day.
On holidays and Tet, the number of passengers at times peaked at more than 110,000 trips/day, showing the increasingly clear role of the metro in Ho Chi Minh City's public transport system.
