The stations of metro line No. 1 Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien are all connected by bus routes and feeder buses with the support of centralized parking lots and bus stops/posts at station locations along the journey. gland.
Ho Chi Minh City Public Transport Management Center (MCPT) recently announced that it is implementing a construction package under the project to increase accessibility and organize bus routes with Ho Chi Minh City stations. Metro number 1 Ben Thanh – Suoi Tien.
According to MCPT, contractors are currently constructing 5 parking lots with a total area of 5,472 m² next to stations including Van Thanh, Thao Dien, Rach Chiec, Phuoc Long and Binh Thai. In parallel, there are 67 bus shelters and 196 bus stops at 11 locations adjacent to metro stations and along both sides of the routes of the bus network connecting to metro No. 1.
To date, the construction work has basically met the schedule and reached 60% of the total volume. It is expected that in August 2024, all items of the project will be completed. Because it is the rainy season, the representative of the construction supervision unit also said that they will organize construction and work overtime at night if the school is thunderstormed during the day and workers cannot work.
In addition to the 5 parking lots, MCPT has also built new parking lots for public transportation with a total area of about 3,260 m² in two locations adjacent to the station at Van Thanh tourist area and Binh station. Thai. This category includes 67 bus shelters, 196 bus stops at 11 locations adjacent to the stations and along both sides of the routes where metro No. 1 passes.
The project to enhance accessibility and organize the connection of bus routes with metro station No. 1 was approved by the People's Council of Ho Chi Minh City, at the 10th session of term X (July 10 - 12, 2023). investment policy with a total investment of about 94 billion VND. This project also includes connecting bus routes; including: Three interprovincial routes connecting Binh Duong and Dong Nai are route 61-9 route Cu Chi - Di An bus station - new Mien Dong bus station, route 61-10 route Ben Cat bus station - Mien bus station New East and line 60-9 New Eastern bus station - Giang Dien tourist area; 19 inner-city bus routes connect to residential areas, university villages, industrial parks, high-tech zones in Ho Chi Minh City (SHTP)... forming a system of branch and feeder buses connecting to 14 Metro station No. 1. Particularly, feeder bus routes are expected to use small vehicles with 17 - 22 seats, convenient for deeper access to residential areas and alleys.
Thus, all 14 stations of metro No. 1 are smoothly connected by feeder bus routes, parking lots, waiting rooms and bus stations/stops. When completed, the project items will help people and passengers conveniently access metro stations. Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport also forecasts that the passenger transport demand of metro line No. 1 Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien, the number of passengers getting on/off at the stations is very large, so it needs the support of feeder bus routes to relieve passengers from routes to neighboring areas.
Metro project No. 1 Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien has a total length of 19.7 km, including 2.6 km underground and 17.1 km elevated, a total of 14 stations, including 3 underground stations and 11 elevated stations. , total investment after adjustment is 43,700 billion VND. The project has a route through districts 1, 2, 9, Binh Thanh, Thu Duc (HCMC) and Di An (Binh Duong).
After many times postponing the commercial operation time to 2021, 2022 and 2023, the official exploitation plan was then finalized in July 2024; However, after that, they continued to step back because there were still many tasks such as reviewing and evaluating system safety; Carry out acceptance of fire prevention and fighting; Complete training for train drivers, operations, station management, dispatching, maintenance... Currently, the project has reached over 98% of the volume and the investor has decided to set a target of commercial exploitation in the fourth quarter of this year. .