HCMC Metro Line 2

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Line 2 is an under construction rapid transit line of the HCMC Metro, Vietnam.[2][3] Line 2 is the city's second metro line, and will connect District 1 and District 12.[4] The construction's phase 1, known as Bến Thành–Tham Lương began in January 2026, with an expected completion date of 2030.[5][6][7] The phase length is 11.3-kilometer (7.0 mi) long with eleven stations.[5]

Other nameThủ Thiêm – Bến Thành – Tham Lương – Củ Chi
StatusUnder construction
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Line 2
Tuyến 2
L2
Overview
Other nameThủ Thiêm – Bến Thành – Tham Lương – Củ Chi
StatusUnder construction
OwnerVietnam Railways
LocaleHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Stations11 (phase 1)
42 (all project, 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)
Route map

Up arrow Thủ Thiêm (phase 2)
UpperLeft arrow Suối Tiên Terminal
UpperLeft arrow Thạnh Xuân
L4
01
Bến Thành
Hiệp Phước LowerRight arrow
L4
An Hạ (phase 2) LowerRight arrow
02
Tao Đàn
Left arrow Hiệp Bình Phước  Tân Kiên Right arrow
L3
03
Dân Chủ
Sài Gòn railway station
04
Hòa Hưng
North–South railway
Saigon Locomotive Enterprise
05
Lê Thị Riêng
06
Phạm Văn Hai
07
Bảy Hiền
Left arrow Tân Cảng  New Cần Giuộc Bus Station Right arrow
L5
08
Nguyễn Hồng Đào
Phú Lâm UpperRight arrow
L6
09
Bà Quẹo
10
Phạm Văn Bạch
11
Tân Bình
Tham Lương - Bến Cát - Nước Lên Channel
Tham Lương Depot
Down arrow An Sương Terminal (phase 2)
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The loan was to be provided by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the German Development Bank (KfW), and the European Investment Bank (EIB).[4] The project's total cost is VNĐ47,900 billion (US$2.04 billion).[8] However, they later decided that the state budget would fund the project instead.[9]

Route

The metro western branch line, including phase 1 starts at Bến Thành station in Bến Thành, District 1, passes through Phạm Hồng Thái, Cách Mạng Tháng Tám, and Trường Chinh streets underground, and elevated at Tân Bình station at before turn left to ends at Tham Lương depot in District 12.[10] And for phase 3, from the Tân Bình station in Tân Bình district, the metro line continue to passes through National Route 22 in Hóc Môn, Củ Chi and ends at the border of the city with Tây Ninh province, all the stations and line of the phase are elevated. Both phases go to the northwest.

The eastern branch of the metro is the line phase 2, starts at Bến Thành station, passes underground of Hàm Nghi Boulevard and the Saigon River by a tunnel that parallel to the Saigon River Tunnel and continue to crosses the Mai Chí Thọ Boulevard then end at Thủ Thiêm station next to the An Phú intersection and the Rach Chiec National Sports Complex

Construction

The project comprises seven construction packages.[4]

  • CP0 package: Relocation of technical infrastructure system
  • CP1 package: The official building and auxiliary works at Tham Lương depot.
  • CP2 package: Infrastructure at Tham Lương depot.
  • CP3 package (including CP3a and CP3b): Tunnels and Underground stations.
  • CP4 package: Transition Structure, Viaduct and Elevated Station.
  • CP5 package: E&M system.
  • CP6 package: Track work.
  • CP7 package: Non-System E&M.

Stations

More information Phase, Station number ...
Phase Station number Station name Layout Transfers Location
Total Current phase (1) English name Vietnamese name Ward (current name after 2025 reform) Former district-level
2 1 N/a Thủ Thiêm Underground An Phú (Bình Trưng) Thủ Đức
2 N/a Bình Khánh Underground L10 (planned) An Khánh
3 N/a International Hospital Bệnh viện Quốc tế Underground An Lợi Đông (An Khánh)
4 N/a Young Pioneer Palace Cung Thiếu nhi Underground Thủ Thiêm (An Khánh)
5 N/a Crescent Boulevard Đại lộ Vòng Cung Underground
6 N/a Hàm Nghi Underground Saigon District 1
1 7 1 Bến Thành Underground Bến Thành
8 2 Tao Đàn Underground L3 (planned)
9 3 Dân Chủ Underground L8 (planned) Xuân Hòa District 3, District 10
10 4 Hòa Hưng Underground
Nhiêu Lộc, Hòa Hưng
11 5 Lê Thị Riêng Underground
12 6 Phạm Văn Hai Underground Tân Sơn Nhất, Tân Hòa, Bảy Hiền Tân Bình
13 7 Bảy Hiền Underground L5 (planned)
14 8 Nguyễn Hồng Đào Underground Tân Bình
15 9 Bà Quẹo Underground
  • L6 (planned)
  • L9 (planned)
Tân Bình, Tây Thạnh (of the former Tân Phú district)
16 10 Phạm Văn Bạch Underground Tân Sơn, Tây Thạnh (of the former Tân Phú district)
17 11 Tân Bình Elevated
2 18 N/a Tân Thới Nhất Elevated Tân Thới Nhất (Đông Hưng Thuận) District 12
19 N/a Hưng Thuận Elevated Đông Hưng Thuận
20 N/a An Sương Bus Terminal Bến xe An Sương Elevated Trung Mỹ Tây
3 a 21 N/a Quảng Đức Elevated
22 N/a Tân Xuân Elevated Tân Xuân (Hóc Môn) Hóc Môn
23 N/a Bà Triệu Elevated
24 N/a Lý Thường Kiệt Elevated Hóc Môn
25 N/a Thống Nhất Elevated Tân Thới Nhì (Xuân Thới Sơn)
26 N/a Tân Thới Elevated
27 N/a Tân Hiệp Elevated
28 N/a An Hạ Elevated Tân Phú Trung (Củ Chi) Củ Chi
29 N/a District Road 2 Hương lộ 2 Elevated
30 N/a Tân Phú Trung Elevated
31 N/a Lê Minh Nhựt Elevated
32 N/a Tân Thông Hội Elevated Tân Thông Hội (Củ ChiCommune)
33 N/a Trần Văn Chẩm Elevated
34 N/a Huỳnh Văn Cọ Elevated
35 N/a Củ Chi Elevated Củ Chi Town (Tân An Hội)
b 36 N/a Củ Chi Hospital Bệnh viện Củ Chi Elevated Tân An Hội
37 N/a Nguyễn Thị Rành Elevated
38 N/a Trung Viết Elevated Phước Hiệp (Tân An Hội)
39 N/a Cây Trôm Elevated
40 N/a Phước Hòa Elevated
41 N/a Phước Thạnh Elevated Phước Thạnh (Thái Mỹ)
42 N/a Provincial Road 7 Tỉnh lộ 7 Elevated
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Rolling stock

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.[11] Line 2 will use electric multiple units. By 2030, it will use 3-car trains, then increase to 6 cars. Each train is 22 m long, 3.15 m wide, and 3.865 m high. Maximum axle load is 16 tons. The design speed is 90 km/h. Maximum operating speed is 80 km/h. The signaling system uses modern technology, ensuring scientific, efficient and safe train operation with automatic train control systems, automatic train monitoring, computer-based interlocking, train speed detection and measurement, data signal transmission, signal display system, depot signaling and interlocking system, disaster warning system and other auxiliary systems.[12]

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