The 12th and 13th trains for Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien metro project in HCM City are expected to be imported into the city from Japan in early March.
The 11th train of the Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien metro line arrives in HCM City in late 2021
According to the HCM City Management Authority for Urban Railways (MAUR), the two trains are scheduled to leave Japan on Sunday evening and are expected to arrive in HCM City's Khanh Hoi Port on March 9.
HCM City's first metro line serving the Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien route will have 17 trains. Each train comprises three carriages measuring 61.5 metres long allowing a maximum speed of 110 kilometres per hour. It can transport 930 passengers.MAUR said that due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the import of the project’s equipment and machines from countries such as Germany, Spain, Malaysia, South Korea and Japan had been slowed. The pandemic has also affected the entry of foreign experts.
The construction has also suffered delays, and MAUR recently said the work would be completed in late 2023 or early 2024 after the latest delay caused by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The 20-km Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien metro line which had an initial investment of VND17.38 trillion consists of 14 stations along 19.7 kilometres, including a 2.6-kilometre underground section and 17.1 kilometres of elevated tracks.