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Building metro running along canals, Ho Chi Minh City can save 40,000 billion VND

March 18, 2025 By Future Southeast Asia Leave a Comment

(PLO)- A unit proposed to build a metro line running along the canal from Tan Son Nhat Airport – Nhieu Loc Thi Nghe canal – to the center of Ho Chi Minh City, which could save up to 40,000 billion VND. Recently, Thach Ban Park Joint Stock Company sent a document to Deputy Prime Minister […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ho chi minh city, ho chi minh city metro, metro, vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City – Can Tho Railway (Mekong Delta Railway)

February 19, 2025 By James Clark Leave a Comment

The Mekong Delta Railway is a planned railway from Ho Chi Minh City to Can Tho. This guide covers ongoing updates of this line and other proposed railways in the Mekong Delta. Map of Mekong Delta and proposed railway stations This map includes possible stations on the Ho Chi Minh City to Can Tho railway, […]

Filed Under: Railways Tagged With: can tho, ho chi minh city, mekong delta, vietnam

CII researches and proposes to implement TOD Hang Xanh with total capital of 8.5 billion USD

February 2, 2025 By Future Southeast Asia Leave a Comment

(NLDO) – The Hang Xanh TOD project has a total research area of ​​about 51.4 hectares, aiming to renovate the urban area, completely solve traffic congestion, and enhance connectivity… Ho Chi Minh City Infrastructure Investment Joint Stock Company (CII) has just announced to shareholders that it has been assigned by the city to research and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ho chi minh city, vietnam

Ba Son Bridge – A new landmark bridge in Ho Chi Minh City

January 3, 2025 By James Clark 2 Comments

The Ba Son Bridge is a bridge in Ho Chi Minh City that spans the Saigon River, connecting District 1 and Thu Thiem in Thu Duc City. This is the second connection between District 1 and Thu Thiem, joining the Saigon River Tunnel/Thu Thiem Tunnel which opened in November 2011. The bridge was inaugurated on […]

Filed Under: Bridges Tagged With: ho chi minh city, vietnam

Line 1 HCMC Metro: The first rail transit line in Ho Chi Minh City

December 22, 2024 By James Clark 1 Comment

Line 1 of the Ho Chi Minh City Metro (HCMC Metro) is the first line of the Ho Chi Minh City transit system. The total length is 19.7 km (2.6 km underground and 17.1 km elevated) and there are 14 stations (3 underground stations and 11 elevated stations). Work began on Line 1 in August […]

Filed Under: Urban Rail Transit Tagged With: ho chi minh city, ho chi minh city metro, metro, vietnam

Thu Thiem – Long Thanh Line: connecting Ho Chi Minh City to Long Thanh International Airport

December 12, 2024 By James Clark Leave a Comment

The Thu Thiem – Long Thanh Line is a proposed metro line connecting Ho Chi Minh City to the under-construction Long Thanh International Airport in Dong Nai Province. The line begins at the planned central railway station at Thu Thiem in Thu Duc City. The proposed route of the 41.8 km line (11.7 km in […]

Filed Under: Urban Rail Transit Tagged With: airport railway, airports, ho chi minh city, light rail, long thanh international airport, thu thiem, vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City – Tay Ninh light rail line

November 4, 2024 By James Clark Leave a Comment

The Ho Chi Minh City-Tay Ninh light rail line (LRT) is a proposed railway connecting Ho Chi Minh City to Tay Ninh city in Tay Ninh province. The line was proposed by Sun Group to the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee in October 2024. The light rail line would be built with a new […]

Filed Under: Railways Tagged With: ho chi minh city, light rail, tay ninh, vietnam

Vietnam High-Speed Railway: North-South express railway project

October 8, 2024 By James Clark Leave a Comment

The Vietnam high-speed railway is a proposed new railway between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. The North-South express railway will be 1,541 km in length, double-tracked standard-gauge electric railway with a top speed of 350 km/h. This will replace the current metre-gauge North–South passenger railway. The current Hanoi – Ho Chi Minh City railway […]

Filed Under: Railways Tagged With: hanoi, high speed rail, ho chi minh city, vietnam

Hang Bang Canal: The rehabilitation of an old Saigon waterway

February 26, 2024 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Hang Bang Canal is an urban canal in Districts 5 and 6 of Ho Chi Minh City. The 1,400 metre-long canal is undergoing rehabilitation to restore the waterway and remove the houses that have encroached over the canal. Hang Bang Canal was formerly known as Canal Bonard in Cholon (the Chinatown area of Saigon). The […]

Filed Under: Urban Parks, Waterways Tagged With: canal, ho chi minh city, vietnam

Line 4 HCMC Metro – News and updates

December 11, 2023 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Line 4 of the Ho Chi Minh City Metro (HCMC Metro) is a proposed North-South line of the Ho Chi Minh City transit system. Line 4 will interchange with Line1/3A and Line 2 at Ben Thanh Station. Total length: about 35.75 km (16.18 km underground and 17.77 km elevated). Alignment: Thanh Xuan (district 12) – […]

Filed Under: Urban Rail Transit Tagged With: ho chi minh city, ho chi minh city metro, vietnam

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