HCMC Metro Line 2

Line 2
Tuyến số 2
Overview
StatusUnder construction
LocaleHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Stations11 (phase 1)
42 (planned)
Service
TypeRapid transit
System Ho Chi Minh City Metro
Operator(s)Management Authority of Urban Railways in Ho Chi Minh City (MAUR)
Depot(s)Tham Lương
History
Planned opening2030 - 2032 (planned)[1]
Technical
Line length11.3 kilometers (7.0 mi) (phase 1, under construction)
48 kilometers (30 mi) (planned)

Line 2 is a under construction rapid transit line of the Ho Chi Minh City Metro, Vietnam.[2][3] Line 2 is the city's second metro line, and will connect District 1 and District 12.[4] Construction began in February 2024, with an expected completion date of 2030.[5][6][7]

The project implementation is provided by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the German Development Bank (KfW), the French Development Agency (AFD), and the European Investment Bank (EIB).[8]

Stations

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Phase Station number Station name Layout Transfers Location
Total Current phase (1) Ward District
2 1 Thủ Thiêm Underground North–South Express railway (planned)
Thủ Thiêm–Long Thành Light Rail (planned)
An Phú Thủ Đức
2 Bình Khánh Underground An Khánh
3 "International Hospital" (Bệnh Viện Quốc Tế) Underground An Lợi Đông
4 "Young Pioneer Palace" (Cung Thiếu Nhi) Underground  M2  Monorail 2 (planned) Thủ Thiêm
5 "Arc Avenue" (Đại Lộ Vòng Cung) Underground
6 Hàm Nghi Underground  T  Tramway (planned) Nguyễn Thái Bình District 1
1 7 1 Bến Thành Underground  1  (under construction)
 3A  (planned)
 4  (planned)
Bến Thành
8 2 Tao Đàn Underground  3B  (planned)
9 3 Dân Chủ Underground Võ Thị Sáu District 3
10 4 Hòa Hưng Underground North–South Railway Ward 10
11 5 Lê Thị Riêng Underground Ward 11
12 6 Phạm Văn Hai Underground Ward 5 Tân Bình
13 7 Bảy Hiền Underground  5  (planned) Phường 4
14 8 Nguyễn Hồng Đào Underground Phường 14
15 9 Bà Quẹo Underground  6  (planned) Phường 13
16 10 Phạm Văn Bạch Underground Phường 15
17 11 Tân Bình Elevated
2 18 Tân Thới Nhất Elevated Tân Thới Nhất District 12
19 Hưng Thuận Elevated Đông Hưng Thuận
20 An Sương Terminal Elevated Trung Mỹ Tây
3 21 Quảng Đức Elevated
22 Tân Xuân Elevated Tân Xuân Hóc Môn
23 Bà Triệu Elevated
24 Lý Thường Kiệt Elevated Hóc Môn
25 Thống Nhất Elevated Tân Thới Nhì
26 Tân Thới Elevated
27 Tân Hiệp Elevated
28 An Hạ Elevated Tân Phú Trung Củ Chi
29 "District Road 7" (Hương lộ 7) Elevated
30 Tân Phú Trung Elevated
31 Lê Minh Nhựt Elevated
32 Tân Thông Hội Elevated Tân Thông Hội
33 Trần Văn Chẩm Elevated
34 Huỳnh Văn Cọ Elevated
35 Củ Chi Elevated Củ Chi
4 36 "Củ Chi Hospital" (Bệnh viện Củ Chi) Elevated Tân An Hội
37 Nguyễn Thị Rành Elevated
38 Trung Viết Elevated Phước Hiệp
39 Cây Trôm Elevated
40 Phước Hòa Elevated
41 Phước Thạnh Elevated Phước Thạnh
42 "Provincial Road 7" (Tỉnh lộ 7) Elevated

Rolling stock

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The rolling stock has not been announced yet, and in February 2024, German company Siemens was in talks with the government to build urban rail lines, including the HCMC Metro Line 2.[9]

References

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  1. ^ vi:Tuyến số 2 (Đường sắt đô thị Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh)
  2. ^ VnExpress. "HCMC's 2nd metro line awaits construction 12 years since approval - VnExpress International". VnExpress International – Latest news, business, travel and analysis from Vietnam. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  3. ^ "Vietnam's Metro Rail Lines Lumber Toward Completion". thediplomat.com. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  4. ^ "The Metro Line 2". maur.hochiminhcity.gov.vn. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  5. ^ "Vietnam business hub breaks ground on Metro Line 2". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  6. ^ VietnamPlus (2022-03-02). "Completion schedule of HCM City Metro Line No.2 extended to 2030 | Society | Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus)". VietnamPlus. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  7. ^ VnExpress. "HCMC shifts parking lot focus from underground to high above - VnExpress International". VnExpress International – Latest news, business, travel and analysis from Vietnam. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  8. ^ Tuyết -, Ánh (2024-07-30). "Robot "Thần tốc" thức giấc, bắt đầu khoan hầm metro Nhổn - Ga Hà Nội". Nhịp sống kinh tế Việt Nam & Thế giới (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  9. ^ thanhnien.vn. "Metro số 2 TP.HCM: tin tức, hình ảnh, video, bình luận mới nhất". thanhnien.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2024-11-13.