The Ho Chi Minh City Public Transport Management Center (Center) has just issued a decision approving the train schedule for the No. 1 urban railway route, Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien. The No. 1 metro route is operated by the Ho Chi Minh City Urban Railway Company No. 1.
Specifically, from Monday to Friday, Metro Line 1 operates from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. On Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, Metro Line 1 will operate from 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Train intervals are 6-7-8 minutes during rush hours, and 10-12 minutes/trip during other times.
Metro Line 1 is nearly 19km long, traveling from Ben Thanh Station to Suoi Tien Bus Station and vice versa, through 14 stations. Each train is 61.9m long, consists of 3 cars, and can accommodate up to 930 people (including 147 seats and 783 standing seats).
Accordingly, the running schedule of metro line 1 from August 16 to August 29: 11 trains used in 1 day, each train has 3 cars, 226 trains/day from Monday to Friday, 230 trains/day on Saturday and Sunday.
The peak service period for the National Day holiday of September 2nd is expected to last for 4 days, from August 30th to September 2nd. From August 30th to August 31st, metro line 1 will increase to 251 trains/day.
On September 1st alone, Metro Line 1 will run 264 trains/day; on September 2nd, Metro Line 1 will run 12 trains with 264 trains/day. Metro Line 1 will add more trains and trips per day, and run until 11pm, with a time interval of 6-7-10-12 minutes/trip to meet the travel needs of passengers during the holiday.
From September 3 to December 23 and December 25 to December 30, metro line 1 runs 243 trains/day from Monday to Friday, 246 trains/day on Saturday and Sunday. On Christmas and the last day of the year, December 31, metro line 1 runs 264 trains/day.
Previously, the frequency of metro trains No. 1 from Monday to Friday during rush hour would be about 7 - 12 minutes. On weekends, the interval between trips would be 8 - 12 minutes.
Source: https://ttbc-hcm.gov.vn/metro-so-1-tang-chuyen-chay-toi-23-gio-phuc-vu-khach-dip-le-2-9-1019368.html
![[Photo] Party and State leaders visit President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum and offer incense to commemorate Heroes and Martyrs](https://vphoto.vietnam.vn/thumb/402x226/vietnam/resource/IMAGE/2025/8/17/ca4f4b61522f4945b3715b12ee1ac46c)
![[Photo] General Secretary To Lam and other Party and State leaders attend the ceremony to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Vietnam People's Public Security Forces' Traditional Day.](https://vphoto.vietnam.vn/thumb/402x226/vietnam/resource/IMAGE/2025/8/17/1f782c0c9f37400d86b29aefbd8a891b)
Comment (0)