Pedestrian bridge connecting metro line 1 in Ho Chi Minh City has been equipped with an elevator.

TPO - The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport is assigned to carry out tasks to ensure synchronous completion with the exploitation progress of metro line 1, such as connecting traffic along the route and enhancing the efficiency of the route's exploitation, such as adding elevators to the pedestrian bridge, etc.

The above content is stated in the Conclusion announcement of Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Bui Xuan Cuong after the meeting on reporting and reviewing the implementation of the plan to deploy work to effectively operate and exploit metro line No. 1 (Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien).

Accordingly, after listening to the report from the Department of Transport, the Urban Railway Management Board (representing the investor), and the Urban Railway Company No. 1, Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Bui Xuan Cuong basically agreed on the draft plan to implement the tasks to effectively operate and exploit metro line No. 1.

Vice Chairman Bui Xuan Cuong requested the Department of Transport to review and advise the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee to consider, adjust, update and supplement the tasks and completion time of the tasks in accordance with the actual situation and the plan to complete the metro line 1 project.

Pedestrian bridge connecting metro line 1 in Ho Chi Minh City has an elevator added photo 1

3D perspective of the pedestrian overpass connecting the elevated station of metro line 1 (before the elevator was added). Photo: MAUR

At the same time, the Department of Transport was assigned to carry out tasks to ensure synchronous completion with the exploitation progress of metro line 1 such as traffic connection along the route, adding elevators at the pedestrian bridge, and monitoring system during exploitation.

In addition, the Department of Transport is assigned to urgently advise the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee to issue regulations and policies for the operation and maintenance of urban railways such as ticket policies, regulations on management and operation of urban railway transport, regulations on management, maintenance and exploitation of urban railway infrastructure.

The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee also assigned the project investor representative to urgently report specifically on the time, progress and work items to put metro line 1 into commercial operation to the Department of Transport for review and proposal to the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee.

Previously, the investor representative said that in the near future, 9 pedestrian bridge locations of metro line 1 (Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien) will be proposed to add elevator designs to serve all metro users.

Currently, the contractor is constructing 9 pedestrian overpasses connecting to 9 elevated stations of metro line 1, including: Station 5 (Tan Cang), Station 6 (Thao Dien), Station 7 (An Phu), Station 8 (Rach Chiec), Station 9 (Phuoc Long), Station 10 (Binh Thai), Station 11 (Thu Duc), Station 12 (High Technology), Station 13 (National University).

During the implementation process, some opinions said that building pedestrian overpasses connecting elevated stations without elevators would cause difficulties for some groups of metro users (such as people with disabilities, the elderly, etc.).