HCM City leaders expect 1st metro line to operate next year

HCM City leaders expect 1st metro line to operate next year

HCM City’s metro line No 1 between Ben Thanh Market in District 1 and Suoi Tien Tourist Park in District 9 will become operational by the end of 2020, according to the city’s Management Authority for Urban Railways (MAUR).
HCMC metro over budget as NA provides no extra funds

HCMC metro over budget as NA provides no extra funds

With HCM City’s metro line No 1 from Ben Thanh to Suoi Tien suffering from major cost overruns, and the National Assembly yet to sanction the additional funding, the city government has said it will try and provide the required funds to finish the work by 2020, the extended deadline.
PM okays proposal of hiring consulting units for HCM City Metro line 5

PM okays proposal of hiring consulting units for HCM City Metro line 5

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a proposal to hire foreign consulting units or domestic and foreign joint ventures to verify the pre-feasibility study report of the Ho Chi Minh City metro line 5 project.
Public votes for underground metro station by Hoan Kiem Lake

Public votes for underground metro station by Hoan Kiem Lake

About 90 per cent of respondents want an underground metro station near Hoan Kiem Lake in the Old Quarter, according to Hanoi Metro Railway Management Board.
Cat Linh-Hadong metro clears legal barriers

Cat Linh-Hadong metro clears legal barriers

Clearing the legal problems related to an additional loan, the Cat Linh-Hadong metro line is planned to begin trial operations in this September.
Binh Duong to build metro line to HCMC

Binh Duong to build metro line to HCMC

Authorities of southern Binh Duong Province are working on a large project to build a metro line that links the province to Ho Chi Minh City, with capital sources expected to come from the Japanese Official Development Assistance (ODA).
Paris enjoys driverless metro system

Paris enjoys driverless metro system

German-invested Siemens Group has equipped Paris with driverless metro system.
Metro project looks to get back on track

Metro project looks to get back on track

Ho Chi Minh City authorities are scaling up efforts to accelerate metro project pace.
EIB supports its second metro line project in Vietnam

EIB supports its second metro line project in Vietnam

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted a €150 million loan to Vietnam to finance the construction of a metro line project in Ho Chi Minh City.
EIB supports Vietnam’s first metro line project

EIB supports Vietnam’s first metro line project

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted a €73 million loan to Vietnam to finance the construction of a metro line project in Hanoi. The finance contract was signed in Brussels on October 4.
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