The investor of the metro line No.1 project in Ho Chi Minh City has sought the authorities’ support to ensure the safety and security of the metro line as several pieces of equipment on elevated sections were stolen, in addition to the railcars being smeared with graffiti.

The Ho Chi Minh City Management Authority for Urban Railways (MAUR), the investor of the project, wrote to the administration and the police department of Thu Duc City, reporting the equipment theft and vandalism facing some elevated sections passing through Thu Duc City.

Thieves stole ground wires, sleeper anchors, and other equipment on elevated sections from Thao Dien Station to Suoi Tien Station.

Besides, railcars at Long Binh Depot were sprayed with graffiti for the second time, the MAUR said.

These incidents showed that vandals were still trying to get past security guards to break into the metro line site to smear graffiti over railcars.

The project’s investor and contractors already adopted various measures to address the issue after some railcars were daubed with graffiti for the first time in mid-2022.

Therefore, the MAUR proposed the Thu Duc City administration ask the city’s police to team up with the investor, contractors to work out security solutions to the problem.

The MAUR requested the police launch a probe into the issue and tackle the vandals and thieves to ensure the public security and safety of the metro line.

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