Thousands of people experience metro train number 1 after countdown night

After the countdown night in the city center, thousands of people flocked to nearby metro stations to catch the Metro Line 1 train home on time. Many people chose to take Metro Line 1 to experience the New Year.

Háo hức trải nghiệm những chuyến đầu tiên của metro số 1 sau đêm countdown - Ảnh 1. — Many passengers choose to take metro line 1 on the occasion of the New Year to keep beautiful memories with relatives and friends - Photo: BUI NHI

According to Tuoi Tre Online , from around 0:05, thousands of people attending the countdown program to welcome the new year at Nguyen Hue walking street started heading towards nearby metro stations No. 1 including the City Theater station and Ben Thanh station to go home. At the City Theater underground station, people flocked to the underground station to take metro line No. 1 (towards Thu Duc City) more and more crowded. The staff had to divide the number of passengers into batches and remind people to wait in safe areas, as well as coordinate passengers to board the train in an orderly manner, according to regulations. Trains from central areas to Thu Duc City were always full of people. On the contrary, trains from Thu Duc City to the center had fewer passengers. Many people chose to take metro line No. 1 to experience the feeling of taking the train at night, especially in the first hours of the new year to keep memories with friends and relatives. To serve the travel needs of people on New Year's Eve, the Urban Railway Company No. 1 has proposed to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport to increase the number of trains on December 31 and January 1, 2025 and has been approved. Specifically, on December 31, there will be 220 trains (an increase of 20) with running hours from 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. (an increase of 1 hour). On January 1, 2025, Metro No. 1 will increase 14 trips compared to normal days, running from 0:30 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.