Ho Chi Minh City metro line suspends service for nearly an hour due to power outage
Ho Chi Minh City 16:15 17/10/2026Ho Chi Minh City’s Metro Line 1, known as the Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien route, suspended services for nearly an hour on Saturday morning due to a power outage that affected 14 train trips.
Numbered exits confuse some Ho Chi Minh City metro passengers at Ben Thanh Station
Ho Chi Minh City 22:18 03/10/2026Passengers, especially first-time riders, older people and tourists, can have difficulty finding the right exit at Ben Thanh Station on Ho Chi Minh City’s metro line No. 1 because the exits are identified only by numbers rather than street names or landmarks, according to passenger feedback.
Ho Chi Minh City metro ridership rises nearly 25% after fuel price increases
Ho Chi Minh City 10:18 13/03/2026Passenger numbers on Ho Chi Minh City’s metro line No. 1 rose nearly 25 percent this week compared to the ridership before fuel prices increased, the operator said.
Ho Chi Minh City metro line No. 1 allows overnight parking at select stations
Ho Chi Minh City 10:32 07/01/2026Ho Chi Minh City’s metro line No. 1 has begun allowing overnight parking at a limited number of stations, the operator said, as authorities move to ease access to the city’s first metro line and expand passenger facilities.
Ho Chi Minh City to offer free metro rides during New Year, Lunar New Year holidays
Ho Chi Minh City 13:16 09/10/2025During the 2026 New Year and Lunar New Year holidays, residents of Ho Chi Minh City will be able to ride metro line No. 1 free of charge.
Dong Nai approves proposal to extend Ho Chi Minh City’s 1st metro line to Long Thanh Airport
Vietnam News 17:34 28/08/2025The People’s Committee of Dong Nai Province, a neighbor of Ho Chi Minh City, has approved the proposal of an investor to develop a metro project connecting the Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien metro line in the city with Tran Bien Ward and Long Thanh International Airport in the province.
Woman accuses man of sexual harassment on Ho Chi Minh City metro line
Ho Chi Minh City 15:04 15/08/2025Police in Ben Thanh Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, are investigating a report of sexual harassment aboard Metro Line No. 1 after a woman alleged that a man inappropriately touched her during a ride on Thursday afternoon.
Consortium proposes extending Ho Chi Minh City's metro line to Long Thanh Airport
Vietnam News 17:04 10/08/2025A consortium of DonaCoop Infrastructure Investment JSC and VinaCapital Group has proposed extending Ho Chi Minh City’s Metro Line No. 1 to Long Thanh International Airport in neighboring Dong Nai Province.
Vietnam’s Binh Duong proposes immediate launch of metro line project
Vietnam News 15:18 15/06/2025The administration in Binh Duong Province has proposed the immediate implementation of the metro line No. 1 project from its Binh Duong New City to Suoi Tien Coach Station in neighboring Ho Chi Minh City, emphasizing that it is an urgent inter-regional infrastructure initiative.
