A representative of Urban Railway Company No. 1 (HURC Company - the operator) said that since its operation, metro line No. 1 (Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien line) has received the attention and love of many people in the city. In particular, on the occasion of the Lunar New Year 2025, the number of metro passengers increased, especially on January 29 and 30 (the 1st and 2nd of the lunar calendar).
Many families in Ho Chi Minh City choose metro line 1 for their New Year travel schedule.
PHOTO: PHAM HUU
With the agreement of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport, to serve the increasing travel demand of people in the first days of the new year, HURC Company has adjusted its operating plan and increased the number of trains. Specifically, from today (January 31) to February 2, the time frame from 5 - 7:30 will be adjusted to a frequency of 18 minutes/trip; from 7:30 - 8:40, the interval will be 15 minutes/trip; from 8:40 - 9:40, the interval will be 12 minutes/trip; then, from 9:40 to 22:00 when the train stops running, there will be a train every 10 minutes.
Previously, after the first day of the new year, welcoming many spring visitors, metro line 1 was also adjusted to increase trips with a frequency of 9 minutes/trip running continuously from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
2025 is the first Tet season when city residents can visit Nguyen Hue Flower Street by metro. Right from the moment of New Year's Eve, many families lined up to board the metro to the city center to watch the fireworks at Bach Dang wharf, then go to Nguyen Hue Flower Street to enjoy spring.
Therefore, to facilitate people, the flower street organizers have updated the list of 7 motorbike parking spots on the sidewalks and metro station No. 1 Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien. People going to Nguyen Hue flower street can park their motorbikes on the sidewalk of Ham Nghi street, from No. 3 Ham Nghi street to Ton Duc Thang street; in front of Cao Thang Technical College on Huynh Thuc Khang street; in front of Cao Thang Technical College on Pasteur street; in front of the Tax commercial center construction site (old) from Pasteur street to Nguyen Hue street; parking area at the City Theater, Me Linh Square and parking area at Ba Son metro station, Ben Thanh metro station.
Parking prices at metro stations range from 4,000 to 6,000 VND, and parking for 12 hours or more will cost 10,000 VND. Sidewalk parking lots above the regulated parking prices.
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