The Urban Railway Management Board has submitted a construction investment project for the fifth metro line to the HCM City People’s Committee.



Work at the first metro line stretching 19.6 km from Ben Thanh – Suoi Tien in HCM City. 


This first construction phase of the fifth line project will run from Tan Binh District’s Bay Hien crossroads to Binh Thanh District’s Sai Gon Bridge at a cost of VNĐ 41 trillion (US$1.84 billion), the board said on Thursday.

It would be 8.9 km long, with 7.5 km underground, and 1.4 km of flyovers, it added.

The fifth metro line will connect with the first metro line at Sai Gon Bridge and the second line at Bay Hien crossroads.

In the next construction phase, the metro line would connect with the 3B metro line at Binh Thanh District’s Hang Xanh crossroads and the fourth metro line at Phu Nhuan District’s Phu Nhuan intersection.

It is expected that the fifth metro line will operate by 2025 with six trains at a normal speed of around 37 km/hour and maximum speed of 90km/hour.

The train will be automatically operated without drivers. Passengers will use smart cards to buy tickets at automatic counters.

Sponsors have pledged to provide enough capital for construction. The Spanish Government will donate over VNĐ7 trillion ($315 million), Asian Development Bank over VNĐ12 trillion ($540 million), European Investment Bank VNĐ4 trillion ($180 million), and the German Reconstruction Bank (KfW) VNĐ5 trillion ($224 million). The rest will come from the Vietnamese Government. 

VNS