According to the announcement of Urban Railway Company No. 1, after testing the route scenarios, from November 11, metro line 1 (Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien) will test run at 100% capacity as commercial operation from 5:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. every day.
On the afternoon of November 11, information from Urban Railway Company No. 1 said that metro line No. 1 (Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien) began trial operation as planned with 100% of design capacity from today (November 11) to November 17.
From today (November 11), metro line 1 operates at 100% capacity. Photo: Chi Hung.
Accordingly, after the trial operation period of metro line 1 with 20% capacity compared to the design from October 14 to November 8.
From today until November 17, metro line 1 (Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien) will be tested as planned with 100% of its design capacity.
Trains will operate from 5am to 11:30pm every day, with train intervals ranging from 5 minutes 30 seconds to 10 minutes.
There are 2 operating options: normal operation on weekdays and operation on holidays, with 14 trains operating on the main line and 3 reserve trains.
The trial operation at 100% of the design capacity will last until November 17. From November 18, the operation plan will be further discussed among the relevant parties.
To date, Metro Line 1 has reached about 99% of the construction volume, according to plan, it will officially be put into commercial operation by the end of this year. Ho Chi Minh City also plans to build bus routes connecting to the stations of this line. Photo: Chi Hung.
In the final phase, the Ho Chi Minh City Urban Railway Management Board is still making efforts to implement many solutions, coordinating with Ho Chi Minh City Urban Railway Company No. 1 in training train drivers to promptly operate metro line 1 in 2024.
Metro Line 1 (Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien) is expected to be operational in December and free for passengers for one month. From January 2025, Metro Line 1 will officially sell tickets for commercial operation.
Ticket prices are expected to range from 6,000 - 20,000 VND, depending on the route. The daily ticket price with unlimited trips is 40,000 VND/person/day.
Metro Line 1 is 19.7km long, including 2.6km underground and 17.1km elevated. The total investment after adjustment is 43,700 billion VND. The project has a route through District 1, Binh Thanh, Thu Duc City (HCMC) and Di An (Binh Duong).
The entire metro line No. 1 has 3 underground stations: Ben Thanh, Ho Chi Minh City Theater, Ba Son and 11 elevated stations: Van Thanh, Tan Cang, Thao Dien, An Phu, Rach Chiec, Phuoc Long, Binh Thai, Thu Duc, High-Tech Park, Ho Chi Minh City National University, Suoi Tien Bus Station.
Up to now, the project has completed 99% of the work volume, the remaining 1% is related to acceptance work and procedures to put the project into operation.
Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/tphcm-tuyen-metro-so-1-chay-thu-nghiem-100-cong-suat-nhu-chay-thuong-mai-192241111141317448.htm
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