The first train train line 1 metro port Ho Chi Minh City in mid-October
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Metro train number 1 test run in Japan in late March 2020. Photo: MAUR
The first train train of metro line 1 (Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien) will be brought down from Japan to Vietnam by the end of September and docked
at ports in Ho Chi Minh City in mid-October 2020.
On April 4, HCMC Urban Railway Management Board (MAUR) said that metro line 1 has completed 75.5% of the workload and strives for
reached 85% by volume this year.
However, due to the impact of COVID-19 epidemic, the project progress is affected and the construction volume of the project decreases
because experts cannotentry into Vietnam and equipment and machinery cannot be imported.
According to MAUR, the above difficulties are gradually being solved when foreign experts of metro line No. 1 begin to be imported.
scenes to carry out important project items.
Currently, 2 Korean experts entering Vietnam have conducted a 14-day quarantine and arrived at the construction site on August 24.
In addition, 6 Japanese experts will enter Vietnam on September 18 and conduct 14-day quarantine according to regulations. These
experts in charge of preparations for the transportation and import of the first train of metro line 1.
It is expected that the first train carrying the first train of the metro line 1 will depart from Japan to Vietnam in late September and dock at
HCMC in mid-October.
This train consists of 3 cars with a total length of 61.5m, maximum design speed of 110km / h (overhead section), 80km / h (tunnel section). The
train can carry the total plus 930 guests, of which 147 guests are seated, 783 standing guests.
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Inside the metro train number 1. Photo: MAUR
According to MAUR, the construction of the overhead section and Depot Long Binh under the CP2 package of metro line No. 1 has reached more
than 85.5% of the volume, committed to reach 90%. in 2020.
The Contractor has installed roofs, corrugated iron walls of main factories, wheel turning houses ... to ensure the best preservation and inspection
for the first two metro trains returned to Depot.
When the first metro train returns to Ho Chi Minh City, MAUR is expected to put it into a test run from Binh Thai intersection to Depot Long Binh.
According to the newspaper: Lao Dong
