Metro Line 1 is running a trial run at 100% capacity as commercial operation.
From November 11 to 17, Metro Line 1 will be tested at 100% of its design capacity with 14 trains (plus 3 reserve trains).
Metro train No.1 runs - Photo: CHAU TUAN
On November 11, Urban Railway Company No. 1 (HURC1, the operator of Metro Line 1) said that from October 14 to November 8, the test operation of scenarios including normal operation and emergency operation was carried out at 20% of the design capacity.
Next, from today to November 17, Metro Line 1 Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien will be tested as planned at 100% of its design capacity. Trains will operate from 5:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. every day, with train intervals ranging from 5 minutes 30 seconds to 10 minutes.
Normal operations take place on weekdays, on holidays, and additional operations in some emergency situations.
The expected number of trains operating on the main line and 3 reserve trains will be 14. The operation plan after November 18 will be further discussed among the relevant parties.
Previously, the Ho Chi Minh City Urban Railway Management Board said that Metro Line 1 has officially been put into trial operation, after a period of theoretical and practical training for Vietnamese employees (belonging to HURC1 Company).
The operation will include 47 scenarios, from normal operations to emergency situations such as fire, explosion, power outage, flooding, signal loss, at different locations throughout Metro Line 1 (including in the tunnel).
Before the trial operation, the HCMC Urban Railway Management Board has completed the signing of agreements with the contractor Hitachi and construction contractors on the use of training and trial operation equipment.
In particular, the trains will run the same as in the future commercial operation, with the interval between trains being 4 minutes and 30 seconds/trip.
Operating staff from all positions will be mobilized, including: train drivers, dispatchers at the control center, staff at the stations, etc. A total of 71 people will conduct the trial operation in each shift. It is expected that there will be 2 shifts per day.
In addition to the trial operation, the BVT system safety assessment consultants (a joint venture of Bureau Veritas of France and TEDI of Vietnam) will closely monitor and evaluate the proficiency of Vietnamese staff in emergency situations.
Mr. Phan Cong Bang - Head of the Ho Chi Minh City Urban Railway Management Board - said that to ensure the set progress target, the Urban Railway Management Board has launched a peak competition "50 days and nights to complete the project".
The Urban Railway Management Board and HURC1 Company coordinated with consultants and contractors of Metro Line 1 to make efforts to speed up the progress, handle difficulties and obstacles, and focus on the highest goal of putting Metro Line 1 into official operation by the end of 2024.
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Metro train schedule for trial operation at 100% design capacity - Photo: HURC1 Company
CHAU TUAN
By Tuoi Tre Online