Ho Chi Minh City is in the process of building its first metro line in a planned 9-line urban rail transit system of metro, light rail, and monorails. As part of the Future Southeast Asia annual construction report series, this article refers to developments over the past year. Here is the 2020 construction update for […]
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Hanoi Metro 2020 construction update
Hanoi has two metro lines under construction, and when completed they will be the first urban transit railway in Vietnam. Both lines were due to be open by now, but there have been years of delays that have kept the lines from opening. It’s been a frustrating wait for Hanoians (and regular visitors like myself) […]
Chiang Mai Mass Transit
Greater Chiang Mai has a population close to one million people, making it the second biggest urban area in Thailand after Bangkok. With a growing urban area beyond the core of Mueang Chiang Mai District, there have been numerous plans over the years to build some form of mass transit system. What form of rail […]
Construction projects near Line 1 Ho Chi Minh City Metro
The first metro line in Ho Chi Minh City has been under construction since 2012, and it was scheduled to be completed in 2018. After a number of delays and cost blowouts, Line 1 is tentatively scheduled to open in 2021. Line 1 is 19.7 km long and will have 14 stations, from Ben Thanh […]
Ho Chi Minh City Metro Concept Map
If Saigon had a subway like Shanghai In 2012 Ho Chi Minh City began the first of nine planned transit railways (6 metro, 2 monorails, and 1 light rail). Line 1 is under construction, with Line 2 having briefly started before it stalled. The other lines are so far off from starting that there is […]
