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HCMC Metro Line 1

{{Short description|Metro line of Ho Chi Minh City metro}}

{{Infobox rail line

| name = Line 1
Tuyến 1

| color = {{Hcm-metro-color|1|#}}

| logo = {{Ho Chi Minh City Metro Line Symbol|1|40}}

| image = L108 BenThanh Train Front (20250202).jpg

| caption = A Line 1 train approaching Rạch Chiếc station

| native_name =

| type = Rapid transit

| system = 20px Ho Chi Minh City Metro

| status = Operational

| locale = Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

| stations = 14

| ridership2 = 394,967 (December 22 to December 25, 2024)

| start = {{stn|Bến Thành}}

| end = {{stn|Suối Tiên Terminal}}

| planopen =

| open = 22 December 2024
({{Age in years, months, weeks and days|year1=2024|month1=12|day1=22|year2={{CURRENTYEAR}}|month2={{CURRENTMONTH}}|day2={{CURRENTDAY}}}})

| owner = Vietnam Railways - Management Authority for Urban Railways (MAUR)

| operator = HURC1

| depot = Long Binh

| stock = Hitachi, 3 cars per train set

| linelength = {{convert|19.7|km|mi|sp=us}}

| gauge = {{RailGauge|sg|al=on}}

| electrification = Overhead line 1.5 KV DC

| speed = {{convert|110|kph|mph|abbr=on}} elevated
{{convert|85|kph|mph|abbr=on}} underground
{{convert|35|kph|mph|abbr=on}} to station
{{convert|25|kph|mph|abbr=on}} in station

| map = {{Line 1 (Ho Chi Minh City Metro)}}

| map_state = collapsed

}}

Line 1, also known as Bến Thành – Suối Tiên Line, is a rapid transit line of the HCMC Metro in Vietnam.{{Cite web |title=Home |url=http://maur.hochiminhcity.gov.vn/web/en/metro-line-1 |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=maur.hochiminhcity.gov.vn}}{{Cite web |last=Marcus |first=Lilit |date=2024-12-23 |title=Ho Chi Minh City's first subway line opens |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/22/travel/ho-chi-minh-city-metro-open-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=2025-04-24 |website=CNN |language=en}} It is the city's first metro line and the nation's first underground metro line, connecting District 1, Bình Thạnh, and Thủ Đức City.{{Cite web |last=Preston |first=Robert |date=2022-06-14 |title=Ho Chi Minh City metro to open in 2023 |url=https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/metros/ho-chi-minh-city-metro-to-open-in-2023/ |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=International Railway Journal |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=VnExpress |title=Saigon metro depot readies after receiving all 17 trains |url=https://e.vnexpress.net/photo/news/saigon-metro-depot-readies-after-receiving-all-17-trains-4462197.html |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=VnExpress International – Latest news, business, travel and analysis from Vietnam |language=en}}{{Cite magazine |last=Fan |first=Cindy |date=2025-03-13 |title=Ho Chi Minh City Metro: World's Greatest Places 2025 |url=https://time.com/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2025/7263149/ho-chi-minh-city-metro/ |access-date=2025-04-24 |magazine=TIME |language=en}}

Construction began in 2012, with an initial completion date set for 2018. However, the project's completion was delayed multiple times. The line was officially opened for service on 22 December 2024.{{Cite web |last=VnExpress |title=HCMC's first metro line delayed again - VnExpress International |url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/traffic/hcmc-s-first-metro-line-delayed-again-4722235.html |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=VnExpress International – Latest news, business, travel and analysis from Vietnam |language=en}}{{Cite news |date=2022-08-18 |title=Vietnam Is Growing at 7%. Hanoi Can Do a Lot Better. |language=en |work=Bloomberg.com |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-08-18/vietnam-s-route-to-faster-economic-growth-is-blocked |access-date=2022-09-01}}{{Cite web |title=Unfinished business: Vietnam's long-awaited urban commuter rail |url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Transportation/Unfinished-business-Vietnam-s-long-awaited-urban-commuter-rail |access-date=2022-10-11 |website=Nikkei Asia |language=en-GB}}

Ticket prices will range from 7,000–20,000 VND (US$0.27–0.79) per trip or 6,000–19,000 VND (US$0.20–0.75) for cashless payments.{{Cite news |date=2024-11-06 |title=$0.2 lowest fare proposed for Ho Chi Minh City's first metro line |url=https://tuoitrenews.vn/news/society/20241106/02-lowest-fare-proposed-for-ho-chi-minh-citys-first-metro-line/82774.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241106032129/https://tuoitrenews.vn/news/society/20241106/02-lowest-fare-proposed-for-ho-chi-minh-citys-first-metro-line/82774.html |archive-date=2024-11-06 |access-date=2024-12-25 |work=Tuoi Tre News |language=en-US}}

From the planning in 2024, Line 1 will be extended from Ben Thanh station to An Ha Depot, bringing the total length this Line to 40.8 km. {{Cite news|url=https://vietnamnet.vn/chi-tiet-12-tuyen-metro-cua-tphcm-se-ket-noi-den-can-gio-va-cu-chi-2368214.html|title=Chi tiết 12 tuyến metro của TPHCM, sẽ kết nối đến Cần Giờ và Củ Chi|date=2025-02-04|work=VietnamNet|language=vi|access-date=2025-02-06}}

History

The line was designed by Nippon Koei (now ID&E Holdings). The above-ground section was constructed by a joint venture between the Japanese rail corporation Sumitomo Group and Vietnamese state-owned corporation Cienco 6. The underground section was constructed by two Japanese companies, Shimizu Corporation and Maeda Corporation. 83% of the project finance was provided by Japanese government loans through Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), while the rest was provided by the Vietnamese government.{{cite web|url=https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/metros/ho-chi-minh-city-metro-to-open-in-2023/ |title=Ho Chi Minh City metro to open in 2023 |website=Railway Journal |date=14 June 2022 |first=Robert |last=Preston }} Engineering surveys for the geometric control of the casting of the viaduct segments, as well as the erection of the spans, were handled by the joint venture of Freyssinet (part of Soletanche Freyssinet, through its parent company Vinci), VSL, and Rizzani de Eccher.{{Cite web |title=HCMC Metro Line1: Viaduct Survey |url=https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/hcmc-metro-line1-viaduct-survey-geomatic-consulting-international?trk=public_profile_article_view}}{{Cite news |title=Ho Chi Minh City Mass Rail Transit - Rizzani de Eccher |url=https://rde.it/en/projects/ho-chi-minh-city-mass-rail-transit/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240520124322/https://rde.it/en/projects/ho-chi-minh-city-mass-rail-transit/ |archive-date=2024-05-20 |access-date=2024-12-12 |work=Rizzani de Eccher |language=en-US |url-status=live }}

On 13 September 2017, the authorities announced that Line 1 would be delayed for two years. Cost overruns, audits, and delayed payments to contractors contributed to the delay. The targeted completion date was set for 2020.{{cite journal |url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/news/asia/single-view/view/ho-chi-minh-city-selects-underground-contractors.html |title=Ho Chi Minh City selects underground contractors |journal=Railway Gazette International |date=26 July 2014 |access-date=2015-04-25 |archive-date=2015-01-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112084020/http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/news/asia/single-view/view/ho-chi-minh-city-selects-underground-contractors.html |url-status=dead }} Planners expect the route to serve more than 160,000 passengers daily upon launch, increasing to 635,000 by 2030 and 800,000 by 2040. All stations along the route are expected to accommodate the disabled, with automatic ticket vending machines, telephone booths, restrooms, subway doors and information bulletins accessible to the handicapped and visually impaired.

On 28 January 2019, MAUR Director of Project Management Unit Dương Hữu Hòa stated that as of December 2018, construction progress of Line 1 had reached 62%, below the target of 65%. The project has been criticised by the local press for its repeated delays.{{Cite web|url=https://tuoitre.vn/nguy-co-tam-dung-du-an-metro-so-1-tphcm-hau-qua-khon-luong-20171014080245798.htm|title=Nguy cơ tạm dừng dự án Metro số 1 TP.HCM: Hậu quả khôn lường!|date=14 October 2017}}

By August 2022, the line was 92% complete. 17 Hitachi train sets arrived and are undergoing testing.{{Cite web |last=VnExpress |title=Last trains arrive for first Saigon metro - VnExpress International |url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/last-trains-arrive-for-first-saigon-metro-4460175.html |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=VnExpress International – Latest news, business, travel and analysis from Vietnam |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Nguyen |first=Ngoc |date=2022-08-31 |title=Trains of HCMC's first metro line to conduct test runs in four months |url=https://english.thesaigontimes.vn/trains-of-hcmcs-first-metro-line-to-conduct-test-runs-in-four-months/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=The Saigon Times |language=en-US}}

By February 2024, the line was now 97.5% complete. Test runs have begun, and MAUR are planning for commercial use in Q4 2024.https://e.vnexpress.net/news/traffic/hcmc-s-metro-trains-to-run-on-trial-basis-throughout-tet-4710517.html {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}

On 22 December 2024, the line began service.{{Cite news |date=2024-12-22 |title='Finally, we made it!': Ho Chi Minh City celebrates first metro line after years of delay |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/finally-we-made-it-ho-chi-minh-city-celebrates-first-metro |access-date=2025-04-24 |work=The Straits Times |language=en |issn=0585-3923}} Tickets to and from all stations were free until 20 January 2025.{{Cite news |last=VnExpress |title=HCMC's first metro line to open on Dec 22 - VnExpress International |url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/traffic/hcmc-s-first-metro-line-to-open-on-dec-22-4819147.html#:~:text=The%20Ben%20Thanh-Suoi%20Tien%20metro%20line%20is%20expected,starting%20from%20VND6,000%20(24%20U.S.%20cents)%20per%20ride. |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241221103139/https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/traffic/hcmc-s-first-metro-line-to-open-on-dec-22-4819147.html |archive-date=2024-12-21 |access-date=2024-12-25 |work=VnExpress International – Latest news, business, travel and analysis from Vietnam |language=en}} The first four days of the line's opening served 394,967 riders.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=HCM City's Metro Line 1 draws nearly 400,000 riders in four days |url=https://vietnamnet.vn/en/hcm-city-s-metro-line-1-draws-nearly-400-000-riders-in-four-days-2356641.html |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=VietNamNet News |language=vietnamese}}

On 21 January 2025, the line began charging passengers.{{Cite web |title=HCMC's first metro line officially operational after nearly 2 decades |url=https://theinvestor.vn/hcmcs-first-metro-line-officially-operational-after-nearly-2-decades-d13873.html |access-date=2024-12-25 |website=theinvestor.vn |language=en}}

Route

{{Rapid transit OSM map

| frame-lat = 10.830

| frame-long = 106.750

| frame-width = 450

| frame-height = 450

| zoom = 12

| stations = y

| single_line = y

| text = Route of the HCMC Metro Line 1

| plain = no

| frame-align = left

}}

Stations

The first three stations—Bến Thành, Opera House, and Ba Son—are underground, while the remainder are on elevated track.{{Cite web |title=4.2 Alignment Layout {{!}} 4.2 Alignment Layout |url=http://hcmcmetroline1-scc.com.vn/page/alignment-layout.html |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=hcmcmetroline1-scc.com.vn}}

class="wikitable"

! rowspan=2 width="30"|Station symbol

! colspan=2 |Station name

! rowspan=2 |Layout

! rowspan=2 |Metro transfers

! colspan=2 |Distance

! colspan=3 |Location

English

!Vietnamese

!between stations

!in total

!Ward

!District

!City/Province

style="background:#{{rcr|HCMC Metro|1}}; height: 2pt"

|colspan=10|

style="text-align:center;" | {{HCMMSN|1|01|40}}

|style="text-align:center;" colspan=2|{{stn|Bến Thành}}

| rowspan=3 | Underground

|{{Plainlist|

}}

|style="text-align:center;" |–

|style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|0.0|km|mi|abbr=on|disp=br()}}

| Bến Thành

| rowspan=3 |District 1

| rowspan=13 |HCMC

style="text-align:center;" | {{HCMMSN|1|02|40}}

|Opera House

|Nhà Hát Thành Phố

|

|style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|0.6|km|mi|abbr=on|disp=br()}}

|style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|0.6|km|mi|abbr=on|disp=br()}}

| rowspan=2 |Bến Nghé

style="text-align:center;" | {{HCMMSN|1|03|40}}

|style="text-align:center;" colspan=2|{{stn|Ba Son}}

|

|style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|1.7|km|mi|2|abbr=on|disp=br()}}

|style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|2.3|km|mi|2|abbr=on|disp=br()}}

style="text-align:center;" | {{HCMMSN|1|04|40}}

|{{stn|Văn Thánh Park}}

|Công viên Văn Thánh

| rowspan=15 | Elevated

|

|style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|1.2|km|mi|abbr=on|disp=br()}}

|style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|3.5|km|mi|2|abbr=on|disp=br()}}

|Ward 22

| rowspan="2" |Bình Thạnh

style="text-align:center;" | {{HCMMSN|1|05|40}}

|style="text-align:center;" colspan=2|{{stn|Tân Cảng}}

|Ho Chi Minh City Metro#Lines (planned)

|style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|0.9|km|mi|abbr=on|disp=br()}}

|style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|4.4|km|mi|2|abbr=on|disp=br()}}

|Ward 25

style="text-align:center;" | {{HCMMSN|1|06|40}}

|style="text-align:center;" colspan=2|{{stn|Thảo Điền}}

|{{Plainlist|

}}

|style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|1.1|km|mi|abbr=on|disp=br()}}

|style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|5.5|km|mi|2|abbr=on|disp=br()}}

| rowspan="2" |Thảo Điền

| rowspan="8" |Thủ Đức City

style="text-align:center;" | {{HCMMSN|1|07|40}}

|style="text-align:center;" colspan=2|{{stn|An Phú}}

|Ho Chi Minh City Metro#Lines (planned)

|style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|1.0|km|mi|abbr=on|disp=br()}}

|style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|6.5|km|mi|2|abbr=on|disp=br()}}

style="text-align:center;" | {{HCMMSN|1|08|40}}

|style="text-align:center;" colspan=2|{{stn|Rạch Chiếc}}

|

|style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|1.7|km|mi|2|abbr=on|disp=br()}}

|style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|8.2|km|mi|2|abbr=on|disp=br()}}

|An Phú

style="text-align:center;" | {{HCMMSN|1|09|40}}

|style="text-align:center;" colspan=2|{{stn|Phước Long}}

|Ho Chi Minh City Metro#Lines (planned)

|style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|1.5|km|mi|abbr=on|disp=br()}}

|style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|9.7|km|mi|2|abbr=on|disp=br()}}

| rowspan="2" |Trường Thọ

style="text-align:center;" | {{HCMMSN|1|10|40}}

|style="text-align:center;" colspan=2|{{stn|Bình Thái}}

|Ho Chi Minh City Metro#Lines (planned)

|style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|1.3|km|mi|abbr=on|disp=br()}}

|style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|11.0|km|mi|2|abbr=on|disp=br()}}

style="text-align:center;" | {{HCMMSN|1|11|40}}

|style="text-align:center;" colspan=2|{{stn|Thủ Đức}}

|

|style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|1.8|km|mi|2|abbr=on|disp=br()}}

|style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|12.8|km|mi|2|abbr=on|disp=br()}}

|Bình Thọ

style="text-align:center;" | {{HCMMSN|1|12|40}}

|{{stn|High Tech Park}}

|Khu Công Nghệ Cao

|Ho Chi Minh City Metro#Lines (planned)

|style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|2.4|km|mi|2|abbr=on|disp=br()}}

|style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|15.2|km|mi|2|abbr=on|disp=br()}}

| rowspan="2" |Linh Trung

style="text-align:center;" | {{HCMMSN|1|13|40}}

|National University

|Đại Học Quốc Gia

|

|style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|1.5|km|mi|abbr=on|disp=br()}}

|style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|16.7|km|mi|2|abbr=on|disp=br()}}

style="text-align:center;" | {{HCMMSN|1|14|40}}

|{{stn|Suối Tiên Terminal}}

|Bến Xe Suối Tiên

|{{Ho Chi Minh City Metro Line Symbol|1|20}} extended (planned)

|style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|3.0|km|mi|2|abbr=on|disp=br()}}

|style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|19.7|km|mi|2|abbr=on|disp=br()}}

|Bình Thắng

|Dĩ An City

|Bình Dương

Fares

Line 1's fares are as follows:

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;"

|+Single journey ticket fares - cash payments (unit: thousand VND)https://cdn.thuvienphapluat.vn//uploads/Hoidapphapluat/2024/NTKL/21112024/gia-ve-theo-luot-1.jpg {{Bare URL image|date=June 2025}}

!Stations

!{{stn|Bến Thành}}

!{{stn|Opera House

Ho Chi Minh City}}

!{{stn|Ba Son}}

!{{stn|Văn Thánh Park}}

!{{stn|Tân Cảng}}

!{{stn|Thảo Điền}}

!{{stn|An Phú}}

!{{stn|Rạch Chiếc}}

!{{stn|Phước Long}}

!{{stn|Bình Thái}}

!{{stn|Thủ Đức}}

!{{stn|High Tech Park}}

!{{stn|National University}}

!{{stn|Suối Tiên Terminal}}

{{stn|Bến Thành}}

!

|7

|7

|7

|7

|7

|7

|9

|10

|12

|14

|16

|18

|20

{{stn|Opera House||Ho Chi Minh City}}

|7

!

|7

|7

|7

|7

|7

|8

|10

|11

|13

|16

|17

|20

{{stn|Ba Son}}

|7

|7

!

|7

|7

|7

|7

|7

|9

|10

|12

|15

|16

|18

{{stn|Văn Thánh Park}}

|7

|7

|7

!

|7

|7

|7

|7

|7

|8

|10

|13

|14

|17

{{stn|Tân Cảng}}

|7

|7

|7

|7

!

|7

|7

|7

|7

|7

|9

|12

|13

|16

{{stn|Thảo Điền}}

|7

|7

|7

|7

|7

!

|7

|7

|7

|7

|8

|10

|12

|14

{{stn|An Phú}}

|7

|7

|7

|7

|7

|7

!

|7

|7

|7

|7

|9

|11

|13

{{stn|Rạch Chiếc}}

|9

|8

|7

|7

|7

|7

|7

!

|7

|7

|7

|8

|9

|11

{{stn|Phước Long}}

|10

|10

|9

|7

|7

|7

|7

|7

!

|7

|7

|7

|8

|10

{{stn|Bình Thái}}

|12

|11

|10

|8

|7

|7

|7

|7

|7

!

|7

|7

|7

|8

{{stn|Thủ Đức}}

|14

|13

|12

|10

|9

|8

|7

|7

|7

|7

!

|7

|7

|7

{{stn|High Tech Park}}

|16

|16

|15

|13

|12

|10

|9

|8

|7

|7

|7

!

|7

|7

{{stn|National University}}

|18

|17

|16

|14

|13

|12

|11

|9

|8

|7

|7

|7

!

|7

{{stn|Suối Tiên Terminal}}

|20

|20

|18

|17

|16

|14

|13

|11

|10

|8

|7

|7

|7

!

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;"

|+Other tickets

! colspan=2 | Ticket types

!Price

rowspan=2 | Day ticket

|1-day

|40,000 VND/ticket

3-day

|90,000 VND/ticket

rowspan="2" |Monthly pass

(30 days of use)

|Standard

|300,000 VND/pass

Students

|150,000 VND/pass

References

{{Reflist}}

{{Ho Chi Minh City Metro Line 1}}

{{Vietnam rapid transit}}

{{Urban Rail Transit in ASEAN}}

Category:Transport in Ho Chi Minh City

Category:Public transport in Ho Chi Minh City

Category:Railway lines opened in 2024

Category:Rapid transit in Vietnam

Category:Underground rapid transit in Vietnam

Category:Ho Chi Minh City Metro lines