Ho Chi Minh City Metro
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| Overview | |
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| Owner | Management Authority for Urban Railways |
| Locale | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| Transit type | Rapid transit |
| Number of lines | 2 (under construction) 6 (planned) |
| Operation | |
| Operation will start | 2020 |
| Headway | 4 minutes |
| Technical | |
| System length | 107 km (66.5 mi) (planned) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Top speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) |
The Ho Chi Minh City Metro (Vietnamese: Dự án đường sắt đô thị Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh) is a planned rapid transit network that will serve Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. The network was first proposed in 2001 as part of a comprehensive public transport network plan including Ho Chi Minh City and neighbouring provinces, with the aim of avoiding the severe traffic congestion problems that have affected other Asian cities (such as Hanoi). Most of the network is currently in the planning stages, with projects for different lines advancing as funds become available. The network's first line, connecting Bến Thành Market and Suối Tiên Park in District 9, was originally scheduled for completion in 2017–18, but later put back to 2020. Construction of a second line began in August 2010.
The Ho Chi Minh City Metro project is managed by the city's Management Authority for Urban Railways (MAUR), a government unit working directly under the Chairman of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City. The most recent plan put forth by this unit calls for no less than six urban rail lines. The city’s transport development master plan to 2020 envisages developing three monorail or light rail lines with a total length of 37 kilometres (23 mi) and six underground metro routes with a total length of 107 kilometres (66 mi).Bến Thành Market in District 1, already a major hub for bus traffic, will become a major hub connecting several lines.
On April 10, 2007, the city government approved the US$1.1 billion Line 1. It will run for 19.7 km from Bến Thành 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 Suối Tiên Park and the terminus in Long Bình in District 9. In all, Line 1 will include 14 stations, with three of these (Ben Thanh, the Opera House and Ba Son) being underground.
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