Ho Chi Minh City Metro, Vietnam
Key Data:
National population
87,375,000 (est. 2007)
Ho Chi Minh City population
approx. 5 million
Metro/subway Project:
Gauge
1,435mm
Line 1 length
19.7km (12.2 mile)
Lines planned
6
Organisation
HCMC Urban Railway Authority
Principal finance
Japan Bank for International Cooperation
Heavy rail network
Vietnam Railways
System length
2,600km (1,616 miles)
Gauge
1,435mm, 1,000mm and mixed
Power
Electric tbc
Special Features:
Vietnam's first metro/subway project into construction
Extremes of growth and pollution prompting development
$1.1bn project for Line 1
Potential for international infrastructure and stock supply
Later lines to provide interchanges
