Ho Chi Minh City metro line adds more trips, extends operating hours on weekends
Ho Chi Minh City 10:35 17/08/2025The Ho Chi Minh City Management Center of Public Transport said on Saturday that it has increased the number of trips, reduced intervals between them, and extended the operating hours of metro line No. 1 on weekends to make commuting more convenient for local residents.
Vietnam-China consortium proposes participation in Ho Chi Minh City metro projects
Ho Chi Minh City 15:00 09/07/2025A consortium including Deo Ca Group and Fecon from Vietnam and PowerChina Group and SUCG International Engineering Co. Ltd. from China has proposed taking part in developing metro line No. 2 and other urban railway projects in Ho Chi Minh City.
Vietnam halts use of German Development Bank’s ODA for metro line No. 2 in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City 13:24 08/07/2025Vietnam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has approved a decision to discontinue the use of non-refundable ODA and concessional loans from the German Development Bank (KfW) for metro line No. 2 project in Ho Chi Minh City as proposed by the municipal government.
Ho Chi Minh City adds 26 daily metro trips
Ho Chi Minh City 10:32 01/07/2025Ho Chi Minh City’s first metro line is operating 26 more trips per day from Tuesday to mid-August to meet higher passenger demand during the peak summer travel season.
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.
Colorful priority seats promote courtesy on Ho Chi Minh City metro trains
Ho Chi Minh City 10:08 12/06/2025Passengers on Ho Chi Minh City’s first metro line, which runs from Ben Thanh Market in District 1 to Suoi Tien Coach Station in Thu Duc City, have recently been surprised to see the priority seats given a vibrant new look, part of a wider campaign aimed at promoting courteous and thoughtful behavior on public transport.
S.Korea supports Ho Chi Minh City in establishing metro operations, maintenance training center
Ho Chi Minh City 11:10 11/06/2025Ho Chi Minh City has approved a nearly-VND7-billion (US$269,100) technical assistance project, funded by non-refundable official development assistance (ODA) from South Korea’s Knowledge Sharing Program, to study the establishment of a metro operations and maintenance training center.
