General Secretary To Lam experiences the Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien Metro Line
Experiencing Metro Line No. 1, General Secretary To Lam met and talked with people on the train,
listening to people excitedly share their feelings about the means of transport that helps shorten travel time in the inner city.
On February 22, during his working program in Ho Chi Minh City, General Secretary To Lam experienced the Metro Line
No. 1 (Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien) - the first metro line of Ho Chi Minh City.
Accompanying the General Secretary were comrades: Nguyen Van Nen, Politburo member, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh
City Party Committee; Le Hoai Trung, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chief of the Party Central Committee Office;
Bui Thanh Son, Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Experiencing the journey from Ben Thanh station to Tan Cang station, General Secretary To Lam met and chatted intimately
with the people on the train, and the people were excited to share their feelings when traveling on modern public transport,
greatly shortening travel time within the city, meeting the huge daily travel needs of the people and contributing to improving the quality of life.
Metro Line No. 1 (Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien) is the first metro line of Ho Chi Minh City, approved in 2007, started construction
in 2012 with a total investment of more than 43,700 billion VND, connecting the city center with the eastern gateway.
The journey of the Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien Metro Line is 19.7km long, including 14 stations (three underground stations,
11 elevated stations) and one depot. The first station is also the central station - Ben Thanh station and the last station
of the journey is Suoi Tien station.
Officially put into operation from December 22, 2024, Metro Line 1 has so far carried over 4.6 million passengers.
Ticket prices range from 7,000-20,000 VND/trip; a regular monthly ticket is 300,000 VND. For students, the ticket
price is reduced by 50% to 150,000 VND/ticket; and free for children under 6 years old, meritorious people,
the elderly over 60 years old, and people with disabilities.
Metro Line 1 not only helps reduce traffic congestion in the central area but also expands urban space to the East of the City,
thereby contributing to the sustainable socio-economic development of Ho Chi Minh City.
According to the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, Metro Line 1 is not only a modern urban transport project,
but also a symbol of the aspiration to rise, integrate and develop sustainably of Ho Chi Minh City./.
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