KOREAN consultants have completed a pre-feasibility study for the Management Board of Urban Railways (MBUR) in Ho Chi Minh City for the metro Line 4B-1 branch line to Tan Son Nhat International Airport.
THE Management Authority for Urban Railways of Ho Chi Minh City (MAUR) is planning to hold a workshop on November 21-22 for contractors interested in bidding for packages to construct tunnels and stations on metro Line 2.
A mock-up of the Hitachi metro train for the first metro line in Ho Chi Minh City was unveiled on March 16 by the city's Management Authority for Urban Railways (Maur).
THE Management Authority for Urban Railways (Maur) in Ho Chi Minh City has awarded a contract to the Shimizu Maeda Joint Operation, Japan, to construct a section of the city's first metro line.
THE Peoples Committee of Ho Chi Minh City signed a contract with Hitachi on June 11 for Metro Line 1 Package 3, which covers electrical and mechanical works, trackwork, and rolling stock for the first phase of the city's metro network.
THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have agreed to provide a $US 260m loan to support the construction of Ho Chi Minh City metro Line 5.
CONSTRUCTION commenced yesterday on the Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien metro line in Ho Chi Minh City following a groundbreaking ceremony attended by around 400 people.
Vietnam is pushing ahead with the construction of its first urban rail projects in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. The latest technology will be used representing a step-change in railway development for the country as Dr-Eng Akira Hosomi, chief representative in Vietnam with Japan International Consultants for Transportation (JIC), explains.
