Ho Chi Minh City’s first metro line makes third test run below 50kph
Friday, April 28, 2023, 13:57 GMT+7
Ho Chi Minh City’s Metro Line No. 1 embarked on its third test run on a 12.3-kilometer section of the elevated track on Wednesday at below 50 kilometers per hour.
The trial run was held by the Ho Chi Minh City Urban Railway Management Board (MAUR) and Japan’s Hitachi Group.
Metro trains departed from Suoi Tien Station in Thu Duc City and passed through several other stations before returning to Suoi Tien Station.
The elevated track section used for the test run was designed to withstand speeds of 110 kilometers per hour.
MAUR has also tested an automated train monitoring system and equipment at different stations.
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| A train on Ho Chi Minh City’s first metro line stops at Suoi Tien Station in Thu Duc City. Photo: Chau Tuan / Tuoi Tre |
The first metro line project is now 95 percent complete, and the project will be accelerated so that it can be put into operation this year in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Vietnam-Japan diplomatic relations.
“The metro trains are new and airy. I have used metro services in Singapore and I believe that once the metro line is complete, it will be on a par with traffic infrastructure in more developed countries,” said Nguyen Thanh Hung, a 67-year-old resident of Binh Thanh District who participated in the trial.
Ho Chi Minh City’s first metro underwent its first test run on December 21 last year at under 40 kilometers per hour. Its second trial run was held on January 18 this year.
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| Passengers sit aboard a train on the first metro line in Ho Chi Minh City on April 26, 2023. Photo: Quang Dinh / Tuoi Tre |
The city’s first metro line is 19.7 kilometers long, including 2.6 kilometers of underground railway and 17.1 kilometers of elevated track.
It runs from Ben Thanh Market in District 1 to Suoi Tien Theme Park in Thu Duc City through three underground stations and 11 above-ground stops.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has demanded that the construction of the project, which carried an estimated price tag of VND43.7 trillion (US$1.9 billion) funded by Japan's ODA loans, be completed by September 2 this year after the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee adjusted the expected completion date for the project to the end of this year.
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| A train on the first metro line in Ho Chi Minh City undergoes a test run at below 50 kilometers per hour. Photo: Quang Dinh / Tuoi Tre |
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| Residents on a train on the first metro line in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Chau Tuan / Tuoi Tre |
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| Passengers watch a list of stations near the entrance of the metro train. Photo: Quang Dinh / Tuoi Tre |
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