On December 11, the Ho Chi Minh City Urban Railway Management Board (MAUR) signed and awarded the conditional handover certificate (TOC) to the Joint Venture of NJPT General Consultant and Hitachi Contractor for the CP3 package of metro line 1 (Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien).

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Urban Railway One Member Co., Ltd. (HURC1) received the handover of assets for the contract package worth more than VND13,000 billion of metro line No. 1. Photo: H.Thu.

CP3 package provided by contractor Hitachi includes electromechanical equipment, locomotives, and rails worth more than VND13,200 billion.

On the same day, MAUR handed over the assets of the CP3 package to the Urban Railway One Member Co., Ltd. (HURC1) - the unit managing, operating and exploiting metro line 1. The handover of this package is one of the procedures for the Investor and HURC1 Company to take control of the operation of equipment and trains.

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HURC1 Company staff inspect metro train No. 1 (Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien). Photo: Tuan Kiet.

The Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien metro line was started in August 2012, 19.7km long with 14 stations (11 elevated stations and 3 underground stations) and one depot. The project passes through districts: 1, Binh Thanh, Thu Duc City (HCMC) and Di An City ( Binh Duong ) with a total investment of more than 43,000 billion VND.

The project has 4 main construction packages including CP1a (underground section from Ben Thanh station to City Theater station), CP1b (underground section from City Theater station to Ba Son station) and CP2 (elevated section and Depot) and CP3.

Currently, the entire metro line No. 1 has completed 100% of the construction volume. The investor and related parties are urgently completing the remaining procedures to be eligible for project acceptance and official operation from December 22.

Inside the 'heart' of metro line 1 before commercial operation

Inside the 'heart' of metro line 1 before commercial operation

These days, workers at Long Binh depot are busy working to serve the commercial operation of metro line 1 (Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien).
17 electric bus routes are ready to roll out to 'collect' passengers for metro line 1

17 electric bus routes are ready to roll out to 'collect' passengers for metro line 1

Electric buses connecting metro stations No. 1 have their own unique colors, patterns, and images that help passengers easily recognize them.
Going by metro Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien: The fastest way to park your motorbike and get on and off the train

Going by metro Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien: The fastest way to park your motorbike and get on and off the train

To travel conveniently on the Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien metro (metro No. 1), people need to know the train schedule, pick-up and drop-off stations, and choose the appropriate means of connecting transportation such as bus, motorbike, bicycle, etc.