Ho Chi Minh City to conduct test run on entire 1st metro line this month

Metro line No. 1 of Ho Chi Minh City will undergo a test run on the entire route for the first time on August 31, according to the Ho Chi Minh City Urban Railway Management Board (MAUR). The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport has planned a fare of VND12,000-18,000 (US$0.5-0.8) per single trip for the metro line. The underground Ben Thanh metro station, considered the central station for Ho Chi Minh City’s first metro line project, is 99 percent complete, Ngo Quoc Kiet, architecture manager of the station, told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper. Metro line No.