See the shape of the upcoming Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien metro project No. 1
 
Metro Line 1 has clearly revealed the shape. In the near future, when the train is imported, the people of the city
The technical inspection train can be seen in the overhead section from Binh Thai intersection to Long Binh depot (District 9).

 

 

Metro Line 1 project has a length of 19.7km, of which 2.6km goes underground and 17.1km overhead and goes through districts 1, 2, 9, Binh Thanh,

 Thu Duc (HCMC) and Di An (Binh Duong) with 14 stations including 3 underground stations, 11 overhead stations and depot Long Binh - Photo: QUANG DINH

     

Metro line 1 Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien is harmoniously connected with other metro lines in the future, and bus stations along the route, to facilitate  for people to 

easily choose  the appropriate route and form of movement - Photo: QUANG DINH

 

 

Ba Son Station is one of the three underground stations of Metro Line 1 (together with Opera House Station and Ben Thanh Central Station) with an upcoming 

structure finishing - Photo: QUANG DINH

 

 

Ba Son Station is designed underground 240m long, 34.5m wide, about 20m deep, including 2 floors. Package CP1b from Opera House Station to Ba Son Station,

includes 2 underground station and 2 sections of metro tunnel with 1,315m long. At the end of Ba Son station is the overhead transition - Photo: QUANG DINH

 

 

Package CP2 (overhead section and depots) has been completed to date, installed track and train equipment. Transformer stations in Tan Cang, Binh Thai

The installation has been completed. - Photo: QUANG DINH

 

 

Metro 1 will have a total of 17 trains, each with 3 cars, produced by Hitachi Company (Japan). Contractor Hitachi (Japan) is manufacturing these

metro train at Kasado Island Factory in Yamaguchi Prefecture (Japan) - Photo: QUANG DINH

 

 

Urban Railway One Member Limited Company is focusing on preparing the necessary conditions for operation management and putting metro line 1 into operation.

Estimated number of personnel needed to serve the management, operation and maintenance of metro No. 1 is about 700 people - Photo: QUANG DINH

 

 

Traffic experts believe that after the metro lines are completed, Ho Chi Minh City will have a synchronous urban railway system to serve the needs movement of

 people in a convenient and safe way. Metro is expected to revive the subsidized bus network that is already reducing passengers - Photo: QUANG DINH

 

 

High-Tech Park Station of the metro line. This is a class A station with a length of 137.17 m each, designed with two floors, connected to the bridge for guests

pedestrian on / off Hanoi highway. Escalators, stairs and elevators are installed for residents to enter the commercial area and to lounges for guests have bought 

tickets and not yet  bought train tickets, platforms - Photo: QUANG DINH

 

Among 11 elevated stations, there are 8 type A terminals, including Van Thanh station, Thao Dien, Rach Chiec, Phuoc Long, Binh Thai, Thu Duc, High-tech Park

and Suoi Tien station. The three terminals of categories B, C, D are Tan Cang, An Phu and Van Thanh - Photo: QUANG DINH

 

 

Metro line 1 parallel to Hanoi Highway, section through District 2, Ho Chi Minh City - Photo: QUANG DINH

 

 

3 underground stations are Ben Thanh, Opera House and Ba Son. The remaining 11 stations are elevated stations: Van Thanh, Saigon Bridge, Thao Dien,

 An Phu, Rach Chiec, Phuoc Long, Binh Thai, Thu Duc, High-Tech Park, Suoi Tien, New Eastern Bus Station and Long Binh Depot - Photo: QUANG Định

 

The total volume of targeted projects completed in 2020 is 85% - Photo: QUANG DINH

 

 

The overhead section opened up in June 2018. When metro No. 1 is in operation, it will also help reduce traffic congestion on the gateway.

East of the city - Photo: QUANG Định

 

 

Depot of Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien line 1 is located in Long Binh ward, district 9. This is the ship control and maintenance center, including operation an

maintenance  buildings; ship maintenance main workshop; infrastructure for other railway equipment maintenance, electrical systems,signals, communication; 

ship parking lot; train cleaning station; internal road network inside and outside the area; and the office area - Photo: QUANG DINH

 

In July, the HCMC Urban Railway Management Board held the opening of the first train driver training course for metro line No. 1 Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien.

58 trainees are pioneers to embrace metro line operation technology. The training will be synchronized with the planned progress.

To operate metro line 1 in December 2021 - Photo: QUANG Định

 

 

Package CP1a from Ben Thanh station to Opera House station, including Ben Thanh underground station and 515m long metro tunnel - Photo: QUANG DINH

 

 

Metro line 1 will be extended from Suoi Tien station to Dong Nai and Binh Duong provinces. When put into use, this route will create favorable conditions

for people traveling between Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Nai and Binh Duong provinces, attracting more passengers on metro line 1, Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien,

contributing to reducing overload on the northeastern roads of the city - Photo: QUANG DINH

 

 

The B1 floor of the City Theater station has equipment to serve passengers in the lobby, ticket machines, automatic toll gates ... Levels B2, B4 are train floors,

and B3 floor has also completed the arrangement of completed machinery and equipment for the station - Photo: QUANG DINH

 

 

Construction workers in the basement of Ben Thanh station - Photo: QUANG DINH

 

 

Tuyến đường ray thẳng tắp của metro hướng về trung tâm thành phố đã hoàn thiện - Ảnh: QUANG ĐỊNH

 

 

The city and contractors are trying to speed up the construction progress to bring metro line 1 to the expected destination by the end of 2021 - Photo: QUANG DINH

Source: Tuoi Tre Newspaper online