Floor B1 of Ba Son Station of Metro Line 1 (Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien) has basically been completed 31 days earlier than planned.
According to the Management Authority for Urban Railways (MAUR), floor B1 of Ba Son Station of Metro Line 1 (Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien) has been basically completed. This construction was completed 31 days earlier than scheduled on May 30, 2021.
This testifies great efforts by the MAUR and the contractor Shimizu-Maeda during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ba Son Station, together with the Ho Chi Minh City Opera House and Ben Thanh Station, are the three underground stations of Metro Line 1.
In the coming time, the MAUR will continue to coordinate with relevant units to speed up the construction of the next items of the project such as energising at the Binh Thai electricity station, importing the next trains, and installing track systems on the whole route, speeding up the construction progress.
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The stairs leading down to basement B1 of Ba Son Station |
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Ba Son Station consists of two floors and is 240m long, 34.5m wide, and about 20m deep |
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The elevator is located in the centre of the basement to help passengers move between floors |
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The lobby area that will house the ticket machines and automatic toll gates |
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The wave-shaped ceiling boarding visualises the freshness of the Saigon River |
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The walkway designed for the visually impaired |
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The grounds above Ba Son Station is being completed |
By Le Toan - Viet Dung