Many signs showing the way to some metro stations of the first metro line in Ho Chi Minh City have been removed after Tuoi Tre (Youth) reported that the signs misled foreigners about the metro line operation.

In particular, the signage on some streets, such as Hai Ba Trung and Nguyen Sieu, in District 1 has been cleared.

Tuoi Tre reported on October 25 that signs directing people to metro stations had been installed around some station areas, despite the metro line still being incomplete and not yet in service.

These signs caused confusion among foreign tourists, with some even searching for metro stations under the impression that the line was already operational.

The Ho Chi Minh City Management Authority for Urban Railways clarified that the metro station signs had been installed to prepare for the launch of the city's first metro line.

Metro line No. 1, the first of its kind among the eight planned metro line projects in Ho Chi Minh City, is estimated to cost VND43.7 trillion (US$1.8 billion).

It runs 19.7 kilometers from Ben Thanh Market in District 1 to Suoi Tien Theme Park in Thu Duc City, including 2.6 kilometers of underground railways and 17.1 kilometers of elevated railways.

The route features three subterranean stations and 11 stations above ground.

On Monday, the Ho Chi Minh City Management Authority for Urban Railways launched a 50-day campaign to finalize the work and procedures necessary to begin commercial operations of metro line No. 1 by December 22.

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