On February 3 (the 6th day of Tet), a representative of Urban Railway Company No. 1 (HURC 1) informed about the operation of the Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien metro line during the 10 days serving the peak Tet holiday.

Accordingly, from January 24 (December 25) to February 2 (the 5th day of Tet), HURC 1 operated 1,768 train trips, serving 761,416 passengers.

Revenue from ticket sales during this period reached more than 11.7 billion VND.

Of which, the second day of Tet is the day with the highest number of visitors, 120,000 people, earning more than 1.8 billion VND. The remaining peak days have the number of visitors fluctuating between 45,000 and 110,000 people/day.

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During the 10 peak days of the Lunar New Year 2025, the Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien metro served more than 761,416 passengers. Photo: TK.

The Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien metro line will officially operate from December 22, 2024, and tickets will be free for the first month. Every day, the train operates from 5am to 10pm with about 200 trips.

Each train carries a maximum of 930 passengers (including 147 seats and 783 standing seats) with an interval of 8-12 minutes/trip, a total of 200 trips per day. Speed ​​110km/h (elevated section) and 80km/h (underground section).

From January 21, Metro Line 1 will be put into commercial operation, with ticket prices according to regulations. Passengers can buy tickets at 40,000 VND/person/ticket/day, with no limit on trips per day. The price of a 3-day ticket is 90,000 VND.

Monthly ticket price 300,000 VND/person/ticket/month; students 150,000 VND (50% discount).

The fare for cash payment is from 7,000-20,000 VND depending on the route; the fare for non-cash payment is from 6,000-19,000 VND depending on the route.

Ho Chi Minh City implements a policy of 100% ticket price support for people with revolutionary contributions; people with disabilities; the elderly and children under 6 years old to travel by train and use bus routes connecting to metro line No. 1.

Proposing the police to investigate the case of a young man doing chin-ups on metro train No. 1

Proposing the police to investigate the case of a young man doing chin-ups on metro train No. 1

The operator of metro line 1 has just requested the Ho Chi Minh City Police to direct relevant units to handle the case of a young man doing chin-ups on the train in accordance with the law.
Struggling to drag suitcases through HCMC metro to go home early for Tet

Struggling to drag suitcases through HCMC metro to go home early for Tet

Many people working at agencies and businesses in Ho Chi Minh City dragged their suitcases onto the Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien railway line 1 to go to the new Eastern bus station to connect to the early flight home for Tet on the afternoon of January 22.
Reasons why passengers have to buy paper tickets on the first day of Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien metro charging

Reasons why passengers have to buy paper tickets on the first day of Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien metro charging

Passengers in Ho Chi Minh City reported that on the first day of Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien metro line toll collection, the automatic payment system had an error, so they had to buy paper tickets in cash, and money transfers were not accepted.