In the first phase, lasting 6 months since Metro Line 1 goes into commercial operation, the train will operate from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. daily with 200 trips.
During peak hours, trains will run every 8 minutes with 9 trains. During the remaining time frames, trains will run every 12 minutes with 6 trains.
Phase two will be implemented after completing phase one. The train will operate from 5:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. daily with a total of 276 trips from Monday to Friday.
During peak hours, trains will run every 5 minutes, while normal and off-peak hours are 10 and 15 minutes respectively. On weekends and holidays, the number of trips will be reduced to 226, with train frequency adjusted accordingly.
According to HURC1 Company, organizing the operation of Metro Line No. 1 to meet travel needs will help people change their habits from using personal vehicles to using urban railways combined with other means of transportation. other public transportation, contributing to reducing traffic congestion and improving the city's living environment.
During the first 3 months of Metro No. 1 commercial operation, Ho Chi Minh City plans to spend the budget to support 100% of ticket prices for all passengers traveling by train and on 17 connecting bus routes.
It is expected that Metro No. 1 will have 3 types of tickets, including: single ticket, daily ticket and monthly ticket.
Regarding one-way tickets, for passengers traveling smaller distances up to 5km, the ticket price is 12,000 VND/one-way; From 5 - 10km is 14,000 VND/turn; From 10 - 15km it is 16,000 VND and from 15km to complete the route of nearly 20km the ticket price is 18,000 VND.
1-day ticket price is 40,000 VND and 3-day ticket price is 90,000 VND (these two types of tickets are unlimited). Monthly ticket price is 260,000 VND (unlimited trips).
According to the Ho Chi Minh City Urban Railway Management Board (MAUR), the total volume of the entire Metro No. 1 project reached nearly 98.5%, and some remaining items are in the process of completing such as pedestrian bridges and office buildings. ,…
HURC1 Company has recruited 380 personnel to meet the requirements of receiving training and technology transfer from project contractors. Of these, 149 station staff are in charge of tickets, 142 station staff are in charge of safety, 19 dispatchers, 9 station management staff, and 61 train drivers .
However, Metro No. 1 still has some problems, mainly related to contract interpretation and interface coordination between the NJPT Consulting Joint Venture and Japanese contractors, which has been and is being worked on. slow completion of the project.
Currently, the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City and MAUR are actively working with the Japanese Embassy and the headquarters of Hitachi Contractor in Japan to implement proposed solutions to speed up the project progress.
According to the plan, Metro No. 1 will operate for trial operations in October and November, then officially operate commercially at the end of this year.
