Ho Chi Minh City Metro (under construction)

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The Ho Chi Minh City Metro is a developing rapid transit system intended to provide modern urban rail service and alleviate traffic congestion in Vietnam’s largest city.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf metro system
rapid transit system
constructionStart 2012
country Viet Nam
surface form: Vietnam
designSpeed approximately 80 km/h for metro trains
electrification overhead line
environmentalGoal reduce air pollution
reduce greenhouse gas emissions
firstLine Line 1
fundingSource Japanese ODA loans
Vietnamese government budget
gauge standard gauge
integration bus network in Ho Chi Minh City
languageOfNativeName Vietnamese
Line 1 character elevated and underground
Line 1 length approximately 19.7 km
Line 1 terminus Ben Thanh Ward
surface form: Ben Thanh

Suoi Tien
locatedIn Saigon
surface form: Ho Chi Minh City

Southeast region of Vietnam
surface form: Southern Vietnam
nativeName Ho Chi Minh City Metro (under construction) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Tuyến đường sắt đô thị Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh
networkType urban rail network
numberOfPlannedLines 8
operator Management Authority for Urban Railways (MAUR)
owner Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee
surface form: Ho Chi Minh City government
plannedLines Line 1
Line 2
Line 3A
Line 3B
Line 4
Line 4B
Line 5
Line 6
plannedTicketingSystem integrated smart card
planningAuthority Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee
primaryHub Ben Thanh Station (metro hub)
surface form: Ben Thanh Station
purpose alleviate traffic congestion
improve public transportation
urban rail transport
regionServed Ho Chi Minh City metropolitan area
safetyStandard modern urban rail safety standards
serves commuters
tourists
status under construction
systemType electric railway
trackGauge 1435 mm
transportMode rail

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Saigon hasMetroSystem Ho Chi Minh City Metro (under construction)
Ho Chi Minh City Metro (under construction) nativeName Ho Chi Minh City Metro (under construction) self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Ho Chi Minh City Metro
this entity surface form: Tuyến đường sắt đô thị Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh