Final Report - Asian Development Bank

Ho Chi Minh City Metro Rail System Project Final Report - Revised
Management Authority for Urban Railways Chapter 3 – Transport Master Plan & Forecasts
33. Four priority MRT lines have been identified, and it is planned for these to be implemented by
2015:
Line 1: Ben Thanh – Suoi Tien, 19.7km (shown in yellow on the Figure)
Line 2: Tham Luong – Ben Thanh, 12.3km, with planned extension across the river to Thu
Thiem (red)
Line 3: Mien Dong – Phu Lam, 13km, with planned northern extension (dark blue)
Line 4: Nga Sau Go Vap – Khanh Hoi, 11.3km, with planned extensions in both directions
(green).
34. The other urban rail lines on the master plan are understood to have secondary priority, but
are intended to be in place by 2025:
Line 5 – a northern inner semi-loop line (purple)
Line 6 – a north-south section in the western suburbs (brown)
Southern Monorail – through Districts 7 and 2 along Van Linh Parkway (grey)
Northern Monorail – feeder service to Line 4 (grey)
Tramway – along riverfront south of CBD (black)
35. Four suburban train operating services are proposed in the master plan, where suburban
trains operate together with long distance trains along existing VNR corridors (shown in light blue on
the Figure), as follows:
Hoa Hung – Bien Hoa – Xuan Loc: 17km (on Trang Bom – Hoa Hung section under North
– South Railway);
Hoa Hung – Phu My: 50km (under HCMC – Vung Tau Railway);
Hoa Hung – Chon Thanh: 81.5km (under HCMC – Loc Ninh Railway);
Hoa Hung – My Tho: 70km (under HCMC – My Tho – Can Tho Railway).
36. Two further high-speed “LRT” lines are proposed to serve the development of new urban
centres, industrial zones and new international airport, namely:
Tan Thoi Hiep (near north-west corner of proposed Western Ring Railway) to Trang Bang
(just beyond Cu Chi District in Tay Ninh Province). This line would be 33km long, and is
eventually planned to extend further to Moc Bai on the Cambodian border;
Thu Thiem – Nhon Trach – Long Thanh International Airport line is 56km long (serving the
new urban area and airport).
3.2 Recommended Modifications to the Transport Master plan
37. As with any such plan, the Transport Network Master Plan provides a basis for future
planning, but it must also be regarded as a “fluid” plan which is constantly under review as situations
and policies change and develop. A major objective of the current study was to review the master
plan, aiming to further optimize the network and provide a foundation for more detailed study of the
individual lines. At the same time, it was recognized that the currently approved plan provides a
framework for various agreements between the City and other parties, and as such no fundamental
changes should be proposed in order not to put ongoing projects at risk.
38. One fundamental issue investigated was the extension of Line 1 in the city centre. It was
generally agreed that terminating the line at Ben Thanh was not optimal from a network point of view,
and various options were investigated for extending Line 1. The preferred option is to extend Line 1
westward onto the current Line 3 alignment. The remaining eastern section of Line 3 would then be
relocated northwards for optimal network coverage, and extended to serve the western suburbs of the
city which are not served by a radial MRT under the current master plan.
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