A report on Vung Tau construction projects, and following the path of a proposed urban railway. Vung Tau is a beach city in the Southeast region of Vietnam.. It’s the closest beach city to Ho Chi Minh City, so it sees a lot of weekenders. You could say it’s the beach of Saigon. I visited […]
vietnam
Hotel and resort developments on the Ho Tram – Binh Chau sea resort route (near Ho Chi Minh City)
Ba Ria – Vung Tau is a province in the Southeast region of Vietnam. The province is the closest beach resort area to Ho Chi Minh City, with the Ho Tram – Binh Chau Sea Resort Route being the most developed area. [Ba Ria – Vung Tau map by TUBS via Wikimedia Commons.] The bulk […]
Urgent design of Long Thanh airport underground railway station
Currently, Terminal 1 of the Long Thanh International Airport project (phase I) is being constructed by units, the first bidding package has 1,545 foundation piles. What is extremely unfortunate at this stage is that the underground railway station is not included in the design, and once the foundation piles have been installed, of course it […]
Line 4 HCMC Metro – News and updates
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) – […]
Hanoi construction update: 2023 edition
This is the Future Southeast Asia construction update and trip report for Hanoi in 2023. The previous report was in October 2022, so this report covers updates in the last year. I visited Hanoi in November 2023 and I happened to be there during a cold snap (cold for Vietnam at least). There were a […]
Hanoi Metro Report: 2023 edition
Riding Line 2A, Line 3 construction news, updates on future lines, and a look at the Hanoi Metro map and future interchange stations. This is the third Hanoi Metro Report by Future Southeast Asia. The last report was in July 2022, so this report will cover news since then. Operating Metro Lines Line 2A Line […]
Line 2 Hanoi Metro: Connecting the airport to the old city
Line 2 (Hoan Kiem Line) of the Hanoi Metro is a proposed rapid transit railway that will connect Noi Bai International Airport to the old city area in Hoan Kiem District. Line 2 will be 42 km in length with 32 stations and 2 depots. The line will be build in 4 phases: Phase 1: […]
Ho Chi Minh City construction update – 2023 edition
This is the 5th annual Ho Chi Minh City construction update at Future Southeast Asia (here are the updates for 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022). It’s been an eventful year since the last update, so let’s get started. This is a general overview, and not an exhaustive list. Construction news One Central HCM One Central […]
Line 2 HCMC Metro
Line 2 of the Ho Chi Minh City Metro (HCMC Metro) is the planned second line of the Ho Chi Minh City transit system. Phase 1 will go from Ben Thanh Station (interchanging with Line 1) to Tan Binh. The total length is 11.3 km (9.3 km underground and 2 km elevated) with 11 stations […]
Line 1 HCMC Metro: Construction of the first rail transit line in Ho Chi Minh City
Line 1 of the Ho Chi Minh City Metro (HCMC Metro) is the first line under construction of the future Ho Chi Minh City transit system. The total length is 19.7 km (2.6 km underground and 17.1 km elevated) and there will be 14 stations (3 underground stations and 11 elevated stations). Work began on […]
