HCMC’s Metro Line 1 may extend to Dong Nai and Binh Duong
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has recently agreed to support Ho Chi Minh City in conducting research on lengthening Metro Line No. 1 from the city to neighboring Binh Duong and Dong Nai provinces. “METI has only approved assisting the research stage of the project, not financial support for construction as yet,” a representative from Ho Chi Minh City’s Management Board of Urban Railways confirmed with VET. MBUR and a group with METI consisting of the Nippon Koei Company Limited and the Tokyu Corporation have proposed a detailed plan for the extension to Binh Duong and Dong Nai. From Suoi Tien station the extra line of around 2 km would be built to the provinces’ borders and an interchange station constructed. From this interchange station, a metro line to Binh Duong would be built under two options. The first is for the metro line to follow the My Phuoc – Tan Van Road to Di An town and the second is that it passes through the central area of Di An town. Similarly, from the interchange station, a metro line to Dong Nai would also be built under two options. The first is for it to go through Hiep Hoa Islet to the center of Bien Hoa city and second is that it goes to the Vung Tau T-junction.
