According to the Management Authority for Urban Railways of HCM City (MAUR), the train will be transported to the route’s Long Binh Depot on October 10.
The first train of HCM City’s Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien metro route.
The train comprises three carriages measuring 61.5 metres long allowing a maximum speed of 110 kilometres per hour. It can transport 930 passengers.
The train is designed with a simple interior design that is easy to be cleaned and maintained. Its colours are blue and grey.
This is the widest train in Vietnam at 2.95 metres.
Up to 85% of Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien metro line is scheduled for being finished by the end of this year.
The 20-km Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien metro line which had an initial investment capital of VND17.38 trillion was passed in 2009 by the prime minister. At that time, the project did not belong to the list approved by the National Assembly. However, after that, its investment capital was raised to VND47.32 trillion, so it had to seek the National Assembly’s consideration.
