Mr. Nguyen Duy Thach, Director of the Investment Preparation Board - Ho Chi Minh City Urban Railway Management Board, said that after expanding the administrative boundaries, Ho Chi Minh City has a total of 27 metro lines, with a total length of 1,012 km that need investment. Of which, the old Ho Chi Minh City area has 12 lines, the old Binh Duong has 12 lines and the old Ba Ria - Vung Tau has 3 lines.
This system will form a large-scale public transport framework synchronously connecting Ho Chi Minh City - Binh Duong - Dong Nai - Vung Tau, connecting with national railways and Long Thanh airport, creating a modern transport network, reducing the load on the currently seriously overloaded road system.
9 metro lines prioritized for investment in the next 10 years in Ho Chi Minh City with a total capital of 37.15 billion USD, with a total length of 374.21km. (Source: Urban Railway Management Board)
According to the Urban Railway Management Board, in the Ho Chi Minh City area, there were previously detailed plans for 12 urban railway lines with a total length of 582km and using 16 depots.
In the old Binh Duong area, 12 metro lines have been planned in detail, with 2 main depots. These lines are arranged synchronously, connecting large urban areas, industrial zones and connecting with Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Nai .
Meanwhile, the old Ba Ria - Vung Tau has 3 routes connecting tourist centers and coastal urban areas, industrial parks, seaports; and is also connected to the national railway system and metro of Ho Chi Minh City and the airport.
Before 2035, Ho Chi Minh City will prioritize investment in 9 metro lines with a total capital of about 37.15 billion USD. Of which, the old Ho Chi Minh City area will invest in 6 lines; the old Binh Duong area is expected to have 2 lines and the old Vung Tau area is expected to have 1 line, which is line 3 connecting Vung Tau - Ba Ria - Phu My with a length of 63 km, taking into account the section connecting Long Thanh airport.
Of the 9 metro lines prioritized for investment before 2035, the old Ho Chi Minh City area has 6 lines, the old Binh Duong has 2 lines and Vung Tau is investing in 1 line connecting to Long Thanh - Dong Nai airport. (Source: Urban Railway Management Board)
Details of 9 metro lines in Ho Chi Minh City to be invested before 2035
Line 1 (An Ha - Suoi Tien) has a total length of 40.8 km, of which 15.5 km is underground and 25.3 km is elevated. This line is expected to have 30 stations including 14 underground stations and 16 elevated stations, using An Ha Depot and Long Binh Depot.
The route is divided into two sections: The 21.1 km long An Ha - Ben Thanh section goes from An Ha industrial park to Le Van Quoi, Hoa Binh, Ong Ich Khiem, Lanh Binh Thang, Ly Thai To, Cong Hoa Six-Way Intersection, Cong Quynh to Ben Thanh Market.
The 19.7 km Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien section goes from Ben Thanh market through Le Loi, Ba Son station, Van Thanh park, Vo Nguyen Giap street, Thu Duc intersection to Long Binh Depot.
Total preliminary investment is 3.28 billion USD, equivalent to 86,521 billion VND.
Line 1 (Ben Thanh - An Ha) is one of the metro lines Ho Chi Minh City prioritizes for investment before 2035. This line is expected to have 30 stations, including 14 underground stations and 16 elevated stations. (Source: Urban Railway Management Board)
Metro Line 2 (Thu Thiem - Cu Chi)
This line has a total length of 62.17 km, including 12.83 km underground and 49.34 km elevated, with 42 stations expected, including 12 underground stations and 30 elevated stations.
Thu Thiem - Cu Chi Metro will use Binh My Depot (Cu Chi), Tham Luong Depot and Phuoc Hiep Depot.
The route starts from Thu Thiem through Mai Chi Tho, Ham Nghi, Ben Thanh, Le Lai, Cach Mang Thang Tam, Truong Chinh, An Suong Bus Station, National Highway 22 to Cu Chi Northwest urban area and has a branch to Phu Cuong Bridge, to connect with Binh Duong.
Total estimated capital is 2.77 billion USD, equivalent to about 73,176 billion VND.
Metro Line No. 2 (Thu Thiem - Cu Chi) is 62.17 km long and connects to Binh Duong with an estimated investment capital of 2.77 billion USD. (Source: Urban Railway Management Board)
Metro line 3 (An Ha - Hiep Binh Phuoc)
Metro line No. 3, which is prioritized for investment before 2035, has a total length of 45.81 km, of which 16.05 km is underground and 29.77 km is elevated.
This line is expected to have 35 stations, including 15 underground stations and 20 elevated stations, using An Ha depot, Tan Kien depot, and Hiep Binh Phuoc depot.
The route goes from An Ha industrial park, through Le Minh Xuan, Tan Kien station, Kinh Duong Vuong, Hong Bang, Hung Vuong, Cong Hoa 6-way intersection, Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, Xo Viet Nghe Tinh to National Highway 13 and ends at Hiep Binh Phuoc.
Total capital according to preliminary calculation is about 5.05 billion USD, equivalent to 133,308 billion VND.
Metro line No. 3 An Ha - Hiep Binh Phuoc is 45.81km long with a total investment of more than 5 billion USD. (Source: Urban Railway Management Board)
Metro line 4 (Dong Thanh - Hiep Phuoc)
According to the plan, this metro line is expected to have a total length of 47.32 km, of which 25.62 km will be underground and 21.7 km will be elevated.
This line includes 37 stations with 21 underground stations and 16 elevated stations, using Dong Thanh depot (Hoc Mon) and Hiep Phuoc depot.
The route goes from Dong Thanh through Ha Huy Giap, Nguyen Oanh, Nguyen Kiem, Tan Son Nhat T1 and T2 stations, Truong Son, Nguyen Van Troi, Hai Ba Trung, Pasteur, Ben Thanh, Nguyen Thai Hoc, Ton Dan, Nguyen Huu Tho and follows the newly opened road to Hiep Phuoc Urban Area.
Total preliminary investment capital is 5.96 billion USD, equivalent to 157,405 billion VND.
Metro line No. 4 Dong Thanh-Hiep Phuoc with an investment capital of 5.96 billion USD has now had an investor proposed for implementation. (Source: Urban Railway Management Board)
Line 6 (Inner Ring Road)
The metro line with a total length of 53.8 km and the largest total investment capital of more than 8 billion USD is identified as a priority investment project.
According to the plan, this metro line includes 45.6km underground and 8.2km elevated. The entire line is expected to have 38 stations, including 32 underground stations and 6 elevated stations, using the depots of Binh Hung, Binh Trieu, Hiep Binh Phuoc and Long Truong.
The route is divided into 3 sections, from Phu Huu station to Ba Queo station; from Ba Queo station to Phu Lam roundabout; and the third section from Phu Lam roundabout to Phu Huu station.
The Inner Belt Metro Line has the largest total investment capital among the 9 priority investment routes in the next 10 years, with more than 8 billion USD. (Source: Urban Railway Management Board)
Thu Thiem - Long Thanh route
According to the Pre-Feasibility Study Report of the Railway Project Management Board (Ministry of Construction), this route is 41.83 km long, with an estimated investment capital of 3.21 billion USD, equivalent to 84,752 billion VND, connecting directly from the center of Ho Chi Minh City - Thu Thiem station to Long Thanh international airport.
This line is expected to have 40.67km of elevated and 15.13km underground, 0.43km on the ground, with 20 stations, including 16 elevated stations and 4 underground stations.
This is a large passenger transport route carrying 30,000 - 40,000 people/direction/hour, with a design speed of up to 120km/h on the main line and 90km/h in the tunnel.
The Prime Minister has assigned Ho Chi Minh City as the competent authority to implement this project.
Recently, the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City sent a document to the People's Committee of Dong Nai province to discuss the procedures for assigning a locality as the competent authority to prepare for investment in the Thu Thiem - Long Thanh railway line.
According to the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, the city has received many proposals from investors regarding the Thu Thiem - Long Thanh railway project. Investors mainly proposed the public-private partnership (BT) method.
To have a basis to speed up investment preparation work, it is necessary to unify and assign a locality as the competent authority to prepare for implementation.
The Thu Thiem – Long Thanh railway is expected to be commercially operational in 2030.
The old Binh Duong area has two priority investment routes before 2035: route 1 (Binh Duong New City - Suoi Tien); route 2 (Thu Dau Mot City - Ho Chi Minh City).
Metro Line No. 1 Binh Duong New City - Suoi Tien
Metro line No. 1 connecting Binh Duong New City to Suoi Tien station of metro line No. 1 Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien has a total length of 32.43km, including the main line of 29.01km entirely elevated and the depot connecting section of 3.42km.
This line starts at station S1 in the center of the New City and ends at Suoi Tien Bus Station of metro line 1 Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien. The entire line is expected to have 19 elevated stations and 1 depot located in Binh Duong ward. The total investment is expected to be 2.27 billion USD, equivalent to 46,725 billion VND.
On August 16, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee decided to assign the Urban Railway Management Board as the investor to carry out investment preparation work for this metro line.
Ho Chi Minh City has assigned the Urban Railway Management Board to be the investor - preparing to invest in metro line No. 1 of Binh Duong New City - Suoi Tien. (Source: Urban Railway Management Board)
Metro Line No. 2 Thu Dau Mot - Ho Chi Minh City
Metro line No. 2 Thu Dau Mot - Ho Chi Minh City is 21.87km long, the entire route is elevated; the starting point connects at station S5 of Metro line No. 1 New City - Suoi Tien; the end point is located at km24+865 in Binh Hoa ward.
The entire route is expected to have 13 elevated stations and 1 depot shared with the depot of line 1 Binh Duong New City - Suoi Tien.
The total investment of this route is expected to be 2.27 billion USD, equivalent to 59,968 billion VND.
Metro Line No. 2 Thu Dau Mot - Ho Chi Minh City, 21.87 km long, with an investment capital of about 2.27 billion USD, is also one of the priority metro projects for investment before 2035. (Source: Urban Railway Management Board).
Metro Line No. 3 Vung Tau- Ba Ria-Phu My
The old Ba Ria - Vung Tau area is planned to have 3 metro lines. In the period before 2035, Ho Chi Minh City will prioritize investment in line 3 connecting Vung Tau - Ba Ria - Phu My.
This route is 63 km long - taking into account the section connecting Long Thanh airport, which is about 23 km (previously planned length is 40 km). This route starts at Cua Lap area - Vung Van roundabout - National Highway 55 - Hoa Binh park roundabout - National Highway 51 - Phu My industrial park connecting to Long Thanh airport.
Estimated investment capital is 4.83 billion USD, equivalent to 127,645 billion VND.
Metro line No. 3 Vung Tau-Ba Ria-Phu My connecting Long Thanh airport has an estimated investment capital of 4.83 billion USD. (Source: Urban Railway Management Board)
In addition, in this phase, two important metro lines will also be invested: line 12 Ho Chi Minh City - Can Gio and line Ben Thanh - Tham Luong.
At the Ho Chi Minh City Socio-Economic Meeting on October 31, 2025, Mr. Tran Quang Lam, Director of the Department of Construction, said that the Department is completing procedures so that the Ben Thanh - Tham Luong metro line 2 can start construction at the end of this year or at the latest in January 2026. This is a project expected to complete the urban connection axis of the West - Northeast of the city.
Metro Line 2 Ben Thanh-Tham Luong has completed site clearance and prepared conditions for construction.
Regarding the metro line to Can Gio, Mr. Lam said that Vingroup is speeding up preparations, striving to start construction at the end of this year. For this line, Ho Chi Minh City has agreed to adjust the point to Ben Thanh station, instead of Tan Thuan station as previously proposed.
According to the new proposal, the section from Ben Thanh to Tan Thuan will be underground; the Tan Thuan - Can Gio section will retain the old plan. According to the old design, the route is about 48.56 km long, expected to have 4 stations, combining underground in residential areas and elevated along Rung Sac Street. If following the new plan, the HCMC - Can Gio metro line will increase by about 5 km.
Vingroup Corporation is speeding up preparations, striving to start construction of metro line No. 12, Ho Chi Minh City - Can Gio, by the end of this year.
According to the plan, after the merger, Ho Chi Minh City will have 27 metro lines with a length of more than 1,000km.
According to Mr. Nguyen Duy Thach, the Urban Railway Management Board is reviewing and updating the urban railway network planning to ensure effective connection between the three areas.
In particular, focus on evaluating intersection locations, depot areas, common control centers and building a unified set of technical standards for the entire network, ensuring the metro system operates synchronously, safely and optimally throughout the city.
Currently, many private enterprises have boldly participated in investing in the urban railway system in Ho Chi Minh City; such as Vingroup investing in the urban railway line connecting the center of Ho Chi Minh City to Can Gio district; Truong Hai and its partner Hyundai Rotem participating in investing and building metro line No. 2, Ben Thanh - Tham Luong section, Ben Thanh - Thu Thiem section and Thu Thiem - Long Thanh section; Sovico Group researching urban railway line No. 4 connecting Hoc Mon - Nha Be...
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