Ho Chi Minh City Metro

Infobox Public transit
name = Ho Chi Minh City Metro


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locale = Ho Chi Minh City
transit_type = Rapid transit
began_operation = 2014
system_length = 104 mi (167 km)
lines = 5
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ridership =
track_gauge = 1,435 mm
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The Ho Chi Minh City Metro is a proposed rapid transit network that will serve Ho Chi Minh City (formerly known as Saigon) in Vietnam. The future network is currently being planned, with construction of the first line scheduled for completion in 2014 with additional lines completed by 2020. Much of the proposed routes will run underground.

Plan

According to the master plan announced in February 2001, the inner metro system will comprise the following routes:

Proposed technical parameters:
*Platform length: 125 m
*Average distance between stations 700 - 1 300 m
*Maximum speed: 80 km/h
*Headway: 4 min. (min. 2 min.)
*Gauge: 1 435 mm
* Vehicle width: 3 m

Line 1

On April 10 2007 the City government approved the USD1.1 billion Line 1. This will run for 19.7 km from Ben Thanh Market, underground for 2.6 km past the Opera House, Ba Son Shipyard, and then cross the Saigon River on an elevated track passing through District 2 on the way to Suoi Tien Park and the terminus in Long Binh in District 9. Work to build a USD28m depot in Long Binh for Line 1 began on February 21 2008.cite news | title=Ho Chi Minh City breaks ground | url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/news_view/article/2008/03/8301/ho_chi_minh_city_breaks_ground.html | work =Railway Gazette International | date = 2008-02-28] [cite news | work=Thanh Nien | title=Vietnam’s first subway line ready to break ground | url=http://www.thanhniennews.com/society/?catid=3&newsid=35812 | author=Duc Trung | date = 2008-02-18] Tenders will be called for metro construction in 2008, and major works are expected to begin in early 2009. Completion is planned for 2014.

Japan Bank for International Cooperation will provide $904.7 million to meet 83% of the cost, and the city government $186.6 million.cite news | work=Thanh Nien | title=Vietnam to build first subway with Japanese aid | url=http://www.thanhniennews.com/travel/?catid=7&newsid=26957 | author=M.Vong]

Other Lines

On February 21 2008 the German government announced EUR86m of funding towards the USD1·2bn Line 2, which will run 19 km from An Suong crossroad to Thu Thiem.

China Shanghai Corporation for Foreign Economic & Technological Cooperation (Sfeco) has carried out a pre-feasibility study for a 12 km fourth route between Go Vap district and district 4. [ [http://www.eng.hochiminhcity.gov.vn/eng/news/default_opennew.aspx?news_id=3050 China investor likely to replace Russian firms in subway project] ]

The city’s transport development master plan to 2020 envisages developing three monorail or light rail lines with a total length of 37 km and six underground metro routes with a total length of 107 km.

References

External links

* [http://www.urbanrail.net/as/hcmc/ho-chi-minh-city.htm HCM Metro on Urbanrail.net]