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Line 2 HCMC Metro

February 28, 2026 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Line 2 of the Ho Chi Minh City Metro (HCMC Metro) is the under-construction second line of the Ho Chi Minh City transit system. Phase 1 will go from Ben Thanh Station (interchanging with Line 1) to Tham Luong. The total length is 11.3 km (9.3 km underground and 2 km elevated) with 11 stations […]

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

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

February 24, 2026 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

Hanoi trip report: construction and metro updates

January 27, 2026 By James Clark 1 Comment

Construction and transport projects in Hanoi, including the demolition of the Shark Jaw building, Hanoi’s future “floating” opera house, demolition of the historic Post Equipment Factory, Vinhomes world-themed shophouses, West Lake’s fantasy Eurotown and groundscaper apartment, hope for the revival of the VietinBank tower, and metro construction updates. I was in Hanoi in October and […]

Filed Under: Construction Updates Tagged With: 2025 construction updates, hanoi, hanoi metro, vietnam

Hanoi–Quang Ninh High-Speed Railway

January 19, 2026 By James Clark 1 Comment

The Hanoi–Quang Ninh High-Speed Railway is a planned railway from Hanoi to Ha Long in Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam. The railway was proposed by Vingroup, and it’s a separate railway from the abandoned Ha Long Railway. The new Hanoi–Quang Ninh high-speed line will be approximately 120 km in length and have a top speed of […]

Filed Under: Railways Tagged With: hanoi, high speed rail, quang ninh, vietnam

Spain enters Vietnam’s ‘AVE’ project: Ineco and Renfe win the initial contract for a project worth more than 57.5 billion euros

January 15, 2026 By Future Southeast Asia Leave a Comment

Article By: elEconomista.es * The high-speed rail project will link Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City along a 1,541-kilometer route.* The Spanish public engineering firm has formed a consortium with the French company Artelia and the local firm RCIC for the preparatory phase.* The initial contract is key to defining the technical and economic aspects […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: high speed rail, vietnam

Phu Quoc Metro – Railway connecting the Airport to APEC Convention Center

December 19, 2025 By James Clark Leave a Comment

The Phu Quoc Metro is an under-construction urban rail project on the island of Phu Quoc in Vietnam. The project was approved by the An Giang Province People’s Council on October 24 2024, and a ground-breaking ceremony was held on the 19th of December 2025. The plan is to have the line ready by the […]

Filed Under: Urban Rail Transit Tagged With: metro, phu quoc, vietnam

Ben Thanh – Can Gio Railway (Ho Chi Minh City)

December 19, 2025 By James Clark Leave a Comment

The Ben Thanh – Can Gio Railway (also referred to as a metro) is an under-construction urban railway from Ben Thanh Market to the Can Gio coastal urban zone in Ho Chi Minh City. The railway has been proposed by Vingroup and is not part of the HCMC urban railway masterplan. The line was first […]

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

Lao Cai-Hanoi-Hai Phong Railway

December 19, 2025 By James Clark Leave a Comment

The Lao Cai-Hanoi-Hai Phong Railway is an upgrade of the current railway along the same route. The original line is a metre-gauge railway that was built by France to connect Kunming in China to the port in Haiphong. The new line will be a standard-gauge railway that will be connected to the standard-gauge railway from […]

Filed Under: Railways Tagged With: haiphong, hanoi, lao cai, vietnam

Long Thanh International Airport: the second airport of Ho Chi Minh City

December 19, 2025 By James Clark 2 Comments

Long Thanh International Airport (LTH) is the second airport of Ho Chi Minh City. Situated approximately 40 km east of the city centre in Dong Nai Province, the airport will have enough space to eventually include 4 runways and serve over 100 million passengers annually. This ambitious size will place it among the largest airports […]

Filed Under: Aviation Tagged With: airports, dong nai, long thanh international airport, vietnam

The proposed high-speed metro in Ho Chi Minh City

November 25, 2025 By James Clark Leave a Comment

If the proposed Can Gio metro line in Ho Chi Minh City is built, it will be the fastest metro line in the world and the world’s shortest high-speed railway. Out of all of the planned urban railways in Southeast Asia, the proposed Can Gio metro line in Ho Chi Minh City is the most […]

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

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