The proposal has been sent to the national railway development plan for the next decade with vision until 2050.
A corner of the Tan Son Nhat International Airport
Under the recommendation, the railway would run along Pham Van Dong Street to the Trang Bom-Hoa Hung railway and Ring Road 2 in Thu Duc City and connect to the Thu Thiem-Long Thanh railway at an intersection of Ring Road 2 and the HCMC-Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway.
Besides this, city authorities also suggested connecting Metro line 4b with terminals 1, 2 and 3 at Tan Son Nhat International Airport.
The proposed route is expected to strengthen connectivity between the two localities and HCM City’s newly-established Thu Duc City.
The 3.2-kilometre metro line was designed to be underground one and have three stations, linking the Gia Dinh Park in Phu Nhuan District with Lang Cha Ca intersection south of Tan Son Nhat in Tan Binh District.
The first phase of Long Thanh International Airport was started early this year with investment of VND109 trillion (over USD4.6 billion). Work on the first phase was scheduled in 2025 with a passenger capacity of 25 million.