Bến Thành station
{{Short description|Metro station in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam}}
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Ben Thanh
| native_name = Ga Bến Thành
| type = Ho Chi Minh City Metro station
| image = Giếng trời Ga Bến Thành 25-12-2024.jpg
| caption = The main entrance and skylight of the station at September 23 Park look towards to Quách Thị Trang Square
| address = Quách Thị Trang Square, Bến Thành Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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{{Line 1 (Ho Chi Minh City Metro)}}
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{{Line 2 (Ho Chi Minh City Metro)}}
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| lines = HCMC Metro Line 1 HCMC Metro Line 2 HCMC Metro Line 4
| bus_routes = 1, 3, 4, 13, 18, 19, 20, 28, 31, 34, 36, 38, 39, 44, 45, 52, 53, 56, 65, 69, 75, 86, 88, 93, 102, 109, 152, 155, 156, D4, 61-6
| structure = Underground
| status = Completed
| code = L1-01
| opened = {{Start date|2024|12|22|df=y}}
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Bến Thành Station (Vietnamese: Ga Bến Thành) is an underground Ho Chi Minh City Metro interchange station on the Line 1 and the future Line 2, Line 3A, and Line 4A.{{Cite web |last=VnExpress |title=A glimpse of Saigon's metro stations - VnExpress International |url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/a-glimpse-of-saigon-s-metro-stations-4456183.html |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=VnExpress International – Latest news, business, travel and analysis from Vietnam |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=VnExpress |title=Next to HCMC's Ben Thanh market, metro station takes shape - VnExpress International |url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/next-to-hcmc-s-ben-thanh-market-metro-station-takes-shape-4255952.html |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=VnExpress International – Latest news, business, travel and analysis from Vietnam |language=en}} Located under the September 23rd Park and Quách Thị Trang Square, in front of Bến Thành Market, the station serves as the central metro station in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.{{Cite web |date=2021-04-20 |title=Ben Thanh Station – A 3-line metro interchange that will transform Ho Chi Minh City |url=https://futuresoutheastasia.com/ben-thanh-station/ |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=Future Southeast Asia |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=New Renderings Show Expanse of Ben Thanh Metro Interchange, Plaza {{!}} Saigoneer |url=https://saigoneer.com/saigon-development/18880-new-renderings-show-expanse-of-ben-thanh-metro-interchange,-plaza |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=saigoneer.com |language=en-gb}}{{Cite web |title=As Metro Line 1 Nears Completion, Saigon Moves Forward With Plans for Line 3A {{!}} Saigoneer |url=https://saigoneer.com/saigon-news/18654-as-metro-line-1-nears-completion,-saigon-moves-forward-with-plans-for-line-3a |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=saigoneer.com |language=en-gb}} The station opened on 22 December 2024.{{Cite web |title='Finally, we made it!': Ho Chi Minh City celebrates first metro |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/vietnam-ho-chi-minh-city-first-metro-train-years-delay-4821486 |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=CNA |language=en}}
Station layout
Sources:https://images.kienthuc.net.vn/zoomw/800/uploaded/pvductinh/2024_04_18/tp-hcm-ben-trong-tuyen-metro-so-1-ben-thanh-suoi-tien-co-gi-hinh-4.jpg:vi:Ga Bến Thành
| border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50 valign=top|GF |style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100 valign=top|Ground Floor |style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=390 valign=top|Entrances/Exits |
| style="vertical-align:top;"|B1F
|style="vertical-align:top;"|1st Floor |style="vertical-align:top;"|Ticket sales area, commercial area, technical department area, platform gates & ticket gates |
| style="vertical-align:top;border-top:solid 1px gray;"|B2F
|style="vertical-align:top;border-top:solid 1px gray;"|2nd Floor |style="vertical-align:top;border-top:solid 1px gray;"|Technical department area |
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;vertical-align:top;" rowspan=3;|Platform
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=150|Platform 1 |style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=390|{{0|→}} {{HCMMLS|1|20}} Line 1 to Opera House (for Suối Tiên) → |
| style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|{{small|Island platform, doors will open on the left/right side}} |
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=150|Platform 2
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=390|{{0|→}} {{HCMMLS|1|20}} Line 1 to Opera House (for Suối Tiên) → |
| style="vertical-align:top;"|B3F
|style="vertical-align:top;"|3rd Floor |style="vertical-align:top;"|Technical department area |
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;vertical-align:top;" rowspan=3;|Platform
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=150|Platform 3 |style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=390|← {{HCMMLS|4|20}} Line 4 to {{stn|Hoàng Diệu}} (for {{stn|Hiệp Phước Port}}) (planned) |
| style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|{{small|Island platform, doors will open on the right side}} |
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=150|Platform 4
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=390|{{0|→}} {{HCMMLS|4|20}} Line 4 to {{stn|Turtle Lake}} (for {{stn|Thạnh Xuân}}) (planned) Transfer to {{HCMMLS|3}} Line 3 on the next station → |
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;vertical-align:top;" rowspan=3;|B4F Platform | width=150|Platform 5 | width=390|← {{HCMMLS|2|20}} Line 2 to {{stn|Tao Đàn}} (for {{stn|Tân Bình}}) (phase 1, under construction) Transfer to {{HCMMLS|3}} Line 3 on the next station |
| style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|{{small|Island platform, doors will open on the left/right side}} |
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=150|Platform 6
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=390|← {{HCMMLS|2|20}} Line 2 to {{stn|Tao Đàn}} (for {{stn|Tân Bình}}) (phase 1, under construction) Transfer to {{HCMMLS|3}} Line 3 on the next station |
Surrounding area
Located at Quách Thị Trang Square, the top most busiest intersection of the city, the station is surrounded by:
- Bến Thành Market
- Nguyễn An Ninh Street – Saigon Halal Street
- Saigon General Hospital
- Saigon Railway Transport JSC Headquarter (Tòa nhà Hỏa Xa)
- Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts
- September 23rd Park
- New World Saigon Hotel
- A&B Tower
- One Central Saigon (under construction)
- Saigon Centre
- SJC Tower (on hold; previously was place of the ITC building that was destroyed in 2002 by fire)
File:Cho Ben Thanh 1.jpg before 2017 with the statue of Trần Nguyên Hãn and Bến Thành Market, where the station is underneath]]
The city government planned to renovate the Quách Thị Trang Square, an area around the station, become a pedestrian crossing like Times Square in New York City or Shibuya Crossing like Tokyo, etc. Both the statues of Trần Nguyên Hãn and Quách Thị Trang will be returned to the square after being stored for years in Phú Lâm Park in District 6 (Chợ Lớn) and Bách Tùng Diệp Park in District 1, respectively.
See also
- Quách Thị Trang Square
- September 23rd Park
- Suối Tiên Terminal station (Line 1)
- Opera House station (Line 1)
- Tao Đàn station (Line 2)
- Hàm Nghi Station (Line 2)
References
{{Ho Chi Minh City Metro Line 1}}
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Category:Ho Chi Minh City Metro stations
Category:Railway stations in Vietnam opened in 2024
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