A quick glimpse at Ho Chi Minh City metro stations
Tuesday, April 30, 2024, 19:50 GMT+7
The first metro link in Ho Chi Minh City runs from Ben Thanh Market in District 1 to Suoi Tien Theme Park in Thu Duc City, comprising three underground stations and 11 above-ground stops.
These stations are waiting for operation.
The Ho Chi Minh City Management Authority for Urban Railways, the investor of the metro line project, said that the link is 98 percent complete, while work on all the metro stations is finished.
The underground stations include Ben Thanh, Opera House, and Ba Son, while the elevated stations are Van Thanh Park, Tan Cang, Thao Dien, An Phu, Rach Chiec, Phuoc Long, Binh Thai, Thu Duc, Saigon Hi-Tech Park, Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City, and Suoi Tien Coach Station.
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| Ben Thanh Station on the first metro line in Ho Chi Minh City. Officials and representatives attend a ceremony to test the first metro line on April 26, 2024. Photo: Chau Tuan / Tuoi Tre |
Engineers and workers in charge of the project have been speeding up work on the metro line to quickly open it to traffic.
The metro line is set to be put into operation free of charge from July to October, and will start its commercial operation in the fourth quarter of 2024, according to the management authority.
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| Ben Thanh Station will also act as a transit point, connecting with other metro routes and some of Ho Chi Minh City’s areas through six exits. Photo: Chau Tuan / Tuoi Tre |
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| Measuring 236 meters long, 60 meters wide, and 32 meters deep, Ben Thanh is the largest station of the first metro line in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Chau Tuan / Tuoi Tre |
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| The next underground station is Opera House Metro Station, which is 190 meters long, 26 meters wide, and 30 meters deep. The station features five exits. The third underground station is Ba Son, which has two floors. Photo: Chau Tuan / Tuoi Tre |
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| A view of an elevated station of the first metro line in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Chau Tuan / Tuoi Tre |
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| Nine pedestrian bridges linking the elevated stations of the metro system (from Tan Cang Station to Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City Station) are being constructed. Photo: Chau Tuan / Tuoi Tre |
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| Work on two footbridges at Saigon Hi-Tech Park Station and Binh Thai Station is complete. Photo: Chau Tuan / Tuoi Tre |
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| A metro train runs through Phuoc Long Station, which is 137.5 meters long, 22 meters wide, and 19.45 meters high. Photo: Chau Tuan / Tuoi Tre |
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| The roofs of the metro stations feature steel arch structures. Photo: Chau Tuan / Tuoi Tre |
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| A view of an elevated section of the first metro line in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Chau Tuan / Tuoi Tre |
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| A station on the first metro line in Ho Chi Minh City is located in front of Mien Dong (Eastern) Bus Station in Thu Duc City. Photo: Chau Tuan / Tuoi Tre |
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