(Dan Tri) - Metro Line No. 1 Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien welcomed 1.1 million passengers in 10 days of official operation, 3 times higher than the initial service plan.
During the past 10 days of operation (from December 22 to December 31), Ho Chi Minh City Metro Line 1 served a total of more than 1.1 million passengers with 1,982 trains departing from the station.
On the last day of 2024 alone, Metro Line 1 ran 220 trips, serving more than 121,000 passengers.
On January 1, in addition to the 200 daily scheduled trips (5am-10pm), Metro Line 1 will have 14 more trips, running all night from 0:30am to 2am the next morning to serve people celebrating New Year's Eve.
Specifically, from Ben Thanh Station (District 1) to Suoi Tien Bus Station (Thu Duc City), the first trip departs at 0:30, the last trip departs at 2:00, with an interval of 8 minutes/trip.
People queue up to board the train at Ben Thanh station (Photo: Nam Anh).
Ms. Van Thi Huu Tam, Deputy Director of Metro Line 1 Operating Company, said that from January 2, Urban Railway Line 1 LLC will re-deploy the contactless payment system to automatically collect tickets on Metro Line 1.
City residents and tourists can choose from many ways to take Metro Line 1 such as: Using QR code on HCMC Metro HURC application (customers download HCMC Metro HURC application on their phone and create QR code to take the train); using Mastercard to experience Metro Line 1 service for free without having to register to create a card, from January 2 to January 9.
Customers who do not have a Mastercard need to bring their citizen ID, chip-based ID or VNeID application to receive support for quick card opening directly through the bank counters of Sacombank, VikkiGO, BIDV , TPBank, MB, MSB, VPBank, VIB... at the station.
Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien Metro is the first metro line built and put into operation in Ho Chi Minh City with a length of 19.7km connecting the center of District 1 with the eastern area such as Binh Thanh and Thu Duc city.
Initially, Metro Line 1 operates from 5am to 10pm every day, with the first trip departing at 5am and the last trip departing at 10pm with 9 trains.
Each train carries a maximum of 930 passengers (including 147 seats and 783 standing seats) with an interval of 8-12 minutes/trip, a total of 200 trips per day. Speed 110km/h (elevated section) and 80km/h (underground section).
Source: https://dantri.com.vn/xa-hoi/11-trieu-khach-di-metro-so-1-tphcm-trong-10-ngay-dau-tien-20250101013141677.htm
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