HCMC well off target of 8 metro lines by 2035

HCMC well off target of 8 metro lines by 2035

Vietnam’s southern economic hub Ho Chi Minh City seems to be falling well short of its goal of building eight metro lines totaling 200 kilometers by 2035 because none have been put into operation thus far.

Infrastructure - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

HCMC schedules full trial run of first metro line on September 2

HCMC schedules full trial run of first metro line on September 2

Ho Chi Minh City plans to conduct a full trial run on the Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien metro line (Metro Line No. 1) on September 2, according to the municipal Management Authority for Urban Railways (MAUR).

Infrastructure - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Hanoi plans construction of three new urban railway lines by 2025

Hanoi plans construction of three new urban railway lines by 2025

Hanoi is planning to start the construction of three new urban railways by 2025, running from Van Cao to Hoa Lac, Hanoi Station to Hoang Mai, and Yen Vien to Ngoc Hoi.

Infrastructure - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Vietnam invests $2.76 bln in metro, only one in Hanoi operates

Vietnam invests $2.76 bln in metro, only one in Hanoi operates

Vietnam has invested VND66,011 billion ($2.76 billion) in the metro systems of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in the past decade, but only Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway in the capital city has entered operation.

Infrastructure - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Six new underground railway lines planned for Hanoi

Six new underground railway lines planned for Hanoi

Hanoi plans to build six more subterranean urban railway lines, with a total length of 86.5 kilometers and an average depth of roughly 20 meters.

Economy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7