reader Posted December 20, 2022 Posted December 20, 2022 From VN Express Ben Thanh station on metro line No.1 in front of the iconic Ben Thanh Market (red roof, left foreground), will be one of three underground stations with the remaining 11 being elevated. ----------------------- The four-level station, 32 meters deep and 236 meters long, will be completed in the second quarter next year. The space in front of the market has been reopened for public use after being occupied by the construction site of the station for five years. Work began on HCMC’s first metro route in August 2012. It was scheduled to be completed in six years. The line, to run 19.7km between Ben Thanh and Suoi Tien Theme Park in Thu Duc City, has carried with it high hopes of opening up a new mode of mass transportation and addressing people’s need to travel between the downtown area and the city's eastern gateway. Metro line No .1 is expected to cost over VND43.7 trillion (US$1.89 billion) and is funded by Japanese overseas development assistance and Vietnamese counterpart funds. The project has missed several deadlines and the latest reschedule has it becoming operational in the fourth quarter of next year. There will be 17 Japanese-made trains in operation with a capacity of 930 passengers. Since August this year all 17 the trains are being tested at the Long Binh Depot. Continues with photos https://e.vnexpress.net/photo/news/where-hcmcs-1st-metro-line-stands-a-decade-after-start-4549947.html tm_nyc, vinapu and TMax 3 Quote
