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Ho Chi Minh City, also known as Saigon, is the largest city in Vietnam, with a population of some 7.5 million.

 Metro

22 Dec 2024: Ben Thanh – Suoi Tien (19.7 km)
09 Mar 2025: official inauguration

According to the master plan announced in February 2001, the inner metro system will comprise the following routes:

- Northwest-Southeast (46.86km long with 44 stops)
- Inner Belt (43.14km, 45 stops)
- Tan Son Nhat (9.3km, nine stops)
- Hoa Hung-Hanoi Highway-Thu Thiem (21km, 18 stops)
- Ben Thanh-District 2-District 9-Thu Duc (27.5 km, 18 stops)
- Bien Hoa-Binh Chanh-Hoa Hung (46 km, 42 stops)

The master plan for the metro project also includes the development of routes running outside HCM City. These include the 43km Long Binh-Hoc Mon route, the Hoc Mon-Binh Chanh-Tien Giang route, the Thu Duc-Long Binh-Long Thanh-Vung Tau route and the Thu Thiem-Long Binh Vung Tau route.

Two priority lines:

1) Quang Trung - Tan Son Nhat - Ben Thanh Line: 10 km, half surface, half underground

2) Ben Thanh - Binh Tay Market Line: 7 km , 8 stations, all underground

Platform length: 125 m
Average station distance: 700 - 1,300 m
Max speed: 80 km/h
Headway: 4 min. (min. 2 min.)
Gauge: 1,435 mm
Car width: 3 m

Update May 2012:

Construction of the first section of Line 1 awarded to Cienco 6 of Vietnam and Sumimoto Corporation of Japan. The line will connect the Ben Thanh Market to Suôi Tiên Park (19.7 km) in 2018.

Update May 2016:

- Line 1 (19.7 km; 17.1 elevated, (2.6 km underground) now scheduled to open in 2020/21
- Line 2 (12 km; 10.3km underground with 9 stations, 1.7km elevated with one station) construction started Jan. 2015, opening 2020
- Line 3, 4 & 5 under construction but without a set opening date

Full story here (The Saigoneer)!

Update Jan 2023:

Testing on Line 1 started at Suoi Tien Station and went until Binh Thai in Dec 2022, with revenue service expected to begin in late 2023.

Update Dec 2024:

Line 1 starts regular service on 22 Dec 2024.

MAUR (Project Website)

Ho Chi Minh City Metro at Wikipedia

HCMC Metro (Private website)