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Overcrowded HCMC metro forces me back to motorbike

Overcrowded HCMC metro forces me back to motorbike

I once commuted by the Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien metro line. Every morning, I'd park my motorbike at the National University station and take the train into the city center. But after just a few weeks, I switched back to my motorbike.
Demand for apartments near HCMC’s first metro line shoots up

Demand for apartments near HCMC’s first metro line shoots up

How weather conditions may disrupt operation of HCMC's first metro line

How weather conditions may disrupt operation of HCMC's first metro line

Property prices zoom along HCMC’s first metro line

Property prices zoom along HCMC’s first metro line

Prices of apartments along HCMC’s metro line rose by 15-40% in 2024 as its expected benefits drove up demand.
January 7, 2025 | 09:20 pm PT
HCMC's largest elevated metro station gears up for grand opening day

HCMC's largest elevated metro station gears up for grand opening day

Tan Cang Station, the largest with unique architecture among 11 elevated stations of Ho Chi Minh City's first metro line, has been completed and is awaiting commercial operation this weekend.
December 18, 2024 | 09:54 pm PT
Vietnam's largest metro depot, HCMC's first, almost ready

Vietnam's largest metro depot, HCMC's first, almost ready

Ho Chi Minh City's Long Binh Depot is set to open imminently, according to authorities from Metro Line No. 1, the first urban rail route in Vietnam's largest commercial hub.
May 20, 2024 | 07:00 pm PT
New downtown road to HCMC's first metro line proposed for fire safety

New downtown road to HCMC's first metro line proposed for fire safety

The HCMC Metropolitan Railway Management Board wants a new road built to one of the elevated stations on the first metro line to improve fire safety.
March 5, 2024 | 08:10 pm PT
HCMC's metro trains to run on trial basis throughout Tet

HCMC's metro trains to run on trial basis throughout Tet

All the 17 trains of metro line No. 1, Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien, in Ho Chi Minh City will continuously run on a trial basis during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, said the city's Management Authority for Urban Railways (MAUR).
February 8, 2024 | 11:00 pm PT
100 join HCMC metro's first full-line trial run

100 join HCMC metro's first full-line trial run

A maiden test run on the entire line of HCMC’s metro No.1 on Tuesday carried over 100 passengers through all 14 stations, including three underground, between Thu Duc City and District 1.
August 28, 2023 | 11:47 pm PT
Overpasses set to link every HCMC metro station with bus stops

Overpasses set to link every HCMC metro station with bus stops

Nine out of 11 elevated stations of HCMC's metro line No.1 will be connected with bus stations and residential areas via overpasses.
May 19, 2023 | 03:43 pm PT
HCMC to offer one-month free travel on first metro line

HCMC to offer one-month free travel on first metro line

The HCMC Urban Railway Management Board has proposed free travel for all passengers on the Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien metro (Line No.1) during its first month of operation.
May 14, 2023 | 01:00 am PT
PM wants HCMC metro completed by Sep 2

PM wants HCMC metro completed by Sep 2

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested that construction of the Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien metro line finish by Sep. 2, three months earlier than planned.
April 16, 2023 | 12:44 am PT
HCMC to build overpasses, parking lots to draw people to metro

HCMC to build overpasses, parking lots to draw people to metro

Nine of the 11 elevated stations on HCMC's 1st metro line will be connected with pedestrian overpasses and have parking lots in the vicinity.
December 22, 2022 | 09:12 pm PT
Saigonese get first experience of metro line

Saigonese get first experience of metro line

Around 100 passengers joined the first test run of HCMC’s metro line No.1 in Thu Duc City on Wednesday morning.
December 20, 2022 | 11:28 pm PT
Saigon metro construction site returns premises to Ben Thanh roundabout

Saigon metro construction site returns premises to Ben Thanh roundabout

The public space in front of Ben Thanh Market has reopened after five years being occupied by a HCMC metro station construction site.
October 21, 2022 | 07:51 pm PT
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