Ho Chi Minh City Metro
rapid transit network in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
The Ho Chi Minh City Metro (HCMC Metro; Vietnamese: Đường sắt đô thị Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh) is a rapid transit system in Ho Chi Minh City, the most populous city in Vietnam.
The system currently consists of one operational line, Line 1, which opened on 22 December 2024 from Bến Thành Market to New Eastern Bus Terminus. Additional lines are currently under construction or being planned. Line 1 is 19.7 km (12.2 mi) long with three underground stations (Ben Thanh, Opera House, and Ba Son) and eleven elevated stations. The three stations above are Vietnam's first underground metro stations. Trains are designed to travel at up to 110 km/h (68 mph) on the elevated sections and up to 80 km/h (50 mph) underground.
Further lines are under construction or planned, for a total length of 612.7 km (380.7 mi) (including the length of LRT Line 11 and Line 12 for Cần Giờ, not including the planned metro lines of former provinces Binh Duong and Ba Ria – Vung Tau, which were merged with HCMC in 2025).
As part of its inauguration, nine trains will initially run from 05:00 to 22:00 (UTC+07:00), with peak hour and off-peak frequencies of eight and twelve minutes, respectively. Based on the decision of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council, the metro will remain free for the first 30 days of operation. Feeder bus lines connecting to Metro Line 1 will be free of charge from 1 January 2025, until the end of the metro's fare-free policy.
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