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Line 4 HCMC Metro – News and updates

June 8, 2025 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

67,400 billion VND to build metro connecting Long Thanh airport with Ho Chi Minh City

May 30, 2025 By Future Southeast Asia Leave a Comment

Dong Nai Provincial Party Committee has just decided to extend the metro project in the area by nearly double compared to before, reaching Long Thanh airport to help connect passengers from Ho Chi Minh City. The planned metro line from Suoi Tien station (belonging to Ben Thanh – Suoi Tien metro, Ho Chi Minh City) […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ho chi minh city, ho chi minh city metro, long thanh international airport, vietnam

Tan Cang Station (HCMC Metro): bad pedestrian access and an unplanned future interchange

May 19, 2025 By James Clark Leave a Comment

A review of the pedestrian access and interchange infrastructure of Tan Cang Station on Line 1 of the HCMC Metro, and avoiding the interchange mistakes of the Hanoi Metro. Tan Cang Station is an elevated station on Line 1 of the Ho Chi Minh City Metro. This review looks at the pedestrian access to Landmark […]

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

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 […]

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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

Ho Chi Minh City construction report

January 20, 2025 By James Clark Leave a Comment

The HCMC Metro and Transport Oriented Development, the many boxy blue towers, Saigon is getting a Nobu, the Thu Thiem New Urban Area is showing signs of life, and bridges update. This is the annual Ho Chi Minh City construction report, covering updates on major construction and transport projects over the last year (2024). The […]

Filed Under: Trip Reports Tagged With: 2024 trip reports, ho chi minh city, ho chi minh city metro, 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

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