HCM City strives to complete first metro project in 50 days
The HCM City Urban Railway Management Board (MAUR) launched the Fifty Days and Nights to Complete Metro Line 1 (Bến Thành-Suối Tiên) campaign on October 28.
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The HCM City Urban Railway Management Board (MAUR) launched the Fifty Days and Nights to Complete Metro Line 1 (Bến Thành-Suối Tiên) campaign on October 28.
On Monday, the city launched the campaign to finalise all necessary work and procedures to begin commercial operations of metro line No. 1 by December 22.
The move came following directions from the city government to get the line operating by the end of this year after several delays.
Speaking at the event, the head of MAUR, Phan Công Bằng, stated they would work with Metro Line 1 Co., Ltd. until December 20 to complete a large, complex workload and address unresolved issues.
Until December 20, the MAUR and the Ho Chi Minh City Urban Railway No. 1 Company Limited (HURC1) will coordinate with all stakeholders to complete the remaining items and procedures.
The project's main phases have been completed after about 12 years of construction, including equipment installation and training of drivers and staff.
Bằng stressed: "All relevant units will work without a day off during the campaign to ensure its success."
HCM City authorities started a two-month trial run for the metro line on October 1.
MAUR added that the line would run 200 trips between 5 am and 10 pm during the first six months of commercial operation.
After that, the line will operate from 5 am to 11 pm, with 276 trips daily between Monday and Friday. On weekends and holidays, the number of trips will fall to 226.
The route is 19.7 kilometres long, including a 2.6km underground railway and 17.1km elevated track.
It runs from Bến Thành Market in District 1 to Suối Tiên Theme Park in Thủ Đức City through three underground stations and 11 stops above ground.
The line has 17 trains, each accommodating 930 passengers, including 147 sitting and 783 standing.
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