On November 21, the Ho Chi Minh City Urban Railway Management Board (MAUR) said that metro line No. 1 has completed 100% of the construction volume and is in the process of carrying out procedures according to regulations to complete and put the project into commercial operation.

It is expected that the first urban railway line of Ho Chi Minh City will officially operate on December 22.

In the past time, MAUR and related units have made efforts and focused all resources to implement key tasks, resolve difficulties and problems of the project... The investor and the Urban Railway One Member Co., Ltd. are actively coordinating in the process of preparing for the operation and exploitation of metro line No. 1 such as training, acceptance, handover, trial operation...

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Metro Line 1 is expected to officially operate on December 22, 2024. Photo: Tuan Kiet.

Today, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee officially issued the ticket prices for metro line 1. Passengers paying in cash will pay the lowest price of 7,000 VND and the highest price of 20,000 VND; non-cash payment will pay the lowest price of 6,000 VND and the highest price of 19,000 VND.

For time-based tickets, passengers are not limited in the number of trips. The daily ticket price is 40,000 VND/person/ticket; 3-day ticket is 90,000 VND/person/ticket. For monthly tickets, general passengers are 300,000 VND/person/ticket; students are 150,000 VND/person/ticket.

In the first month of operation, Ho Chi Minh City will support all ticket prices to encourage people to experience metro line 1. It is expected that the budget will spend about 15.7 billion VND for free operation and 17.3 billion VND to support 17 bus routes connecting to the metro during the same period.

Ho Chi Minh City also plans to use a budget of 32.6 billion VND/year to support 100% of ticket prices for some policy beneficiaries.

Ho Chi Minh City finalizes metro line 1 ticket price, only 40,000 VND for unlimited travel during the day

Ho Chi Minh City finalizes metro line 1 ticket price, only 40,000 VND for unlimited travel during the day

The fare for metro line 1 issued by the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee is calculated by cash payment from 7,000 - 20,000 VND per trip, by time at 40,000 VND/day and 300,000 VND/month.
The highest ticket price for one-way metro train No. 1 in Ho Chi Minh City is 20,000 VND.

The highest ticket price for one-way metro train No. 1 in Ho Chi Minh City is 20,000 VND.

The lowest ticket price for metro line 1 (Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien) in Ho Chi Minh City is 7,000 VND per trip and the highest is 20,000 VND.
Metro Line 1 is 99% complete and will be operational by the end of 2024.

Metro Line 1 is 99% complete and will be operational by the end of 2024.

Metro Line 1 has completed 99% of the work volume. The investor and contractors are speeding up the work related to acceptance and document procedures to put the project into operation by the end of 2024.