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Ho Chi Minh City seeks UK support for 532km metro network
Ho Chi Minh City 12:07 28/10/2026Ho Chi Minh City chairman Nguyen Van Duoc has called for stronger cooperation with the United Kingdom in urban railway development as the city plans to develop a 532-kilometer metro network, with implementation targeted for completion by 2035.
Ho Chi Minh City urges officials to use buses, metro twice a week
Ho Chi Minh City 21:45 26/10/2026Ho Chi Minh City is encouraging civil servants and public employees to use buses, the metro, and water buses to shift commuting habits away from private vehicles.
Ho Chi Minh City's TOD model: Beyond rising land prices around metro stations
Ho Chi Minh City 14:15 26/10/2026Ho Chi Minh City's first metro line is already boosting property markets along its route, but experts say the real potential of transit-oriented development (TOD) lies in creating new economic hubs, improving urban productivity, and reshaping the city's development.
Ho Chi Minh City eyes flood-resilient metro stations
Ho Chi Minh City 15:46 24/10/2026Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Construction has called on the city’s Management Authority for Urban Railways to take the lead in researching and developing metro stations capable of withstanding flooding, as part of the city’s long-term strategy to adapt to climate change.
French rail giant Alstom secures $897 million train order for Hanoi metro
Economy 18:39 20/10/2026French rail giant Alstom has received an initial order worth about 800 million euros (US$897 million) to supply trains for Hanoi’s metro network as part of its partnership with Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup.
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.
Hanoi strikes deals for 5 metro lines, targets 2030 completion
Vietnam News 14:49 16/10/2026Hanoi has signed contracts to build five metro lines totaling about 253.5 kilometers, targeting completion and operation by 2030 as the Vietnamese capital seeks to ease traffic congestion and expand public transportation.
Land surveys begin for Ho Chi Minh City-Binh Duong metro projects
Ho Chi Minh City 18:56 10/10/2026Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City have begun meeting residents and surveying land and property along two planned metro lines linking the city with the former Binh Duong Province, aiming to break ground by the end of this year.
Vietnam's Vingroup, France's Alstom ink deal to supply 200 metro trainsets for Hanoi
Vietnam News 18:51 06/10/2026Vietnam's largest private conglomerate Vingroup and French rail technology group Alstom have signed a contract to supply Hanoi's metro projects with 200 Metropolis metro trainsets, 117 of which will be manufactured and assembled in Vietnam under a technology license agreement.
Ho Chi Minh City reroutes downtown traffic as metro network expansion accelerates
Ho Chi Minh City 15:55 05/10/2026Ho Chi Minh City will implement major traffic diversions along key downtown thoroughfares starting October 10 to clear land for underground stations on Metro Line 2, marking a tangible shift as Vietnam's economic hub accelerates an ambitious expansion of its urban rail network.
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.
Sovico-proposed Metro Line 4 in Ho Chi Minh City to span 45 km
Vietnam News 14:21 01/10/2026Several wards and communes in Ho Chi Minh City are consulting local residents on the proposed alignment and locations of facilities for Metro Line 4, which would connect Dong Thanh with Hiep Phuoc.
