Vietnam's first metro line officially opened in Ho Chi Minh on Sunday (Dec 22) after years of delays and setbacks.
The railway line, built mostly with financial assistance from the Japanese government, was approved in 2007, with construction beginning in 2012.
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The railway line, built mostly with financial assistance from the Japanese government, was approved in 2007, with construction beginning in 2012.
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00:00Vietnam's first metro line officially opened in Ho Chi Minh on Sunday, after years of delays
00:06and setbacks.
00:07The railway line, built mostly with financial assistance from the Japanese government, was
00:12approved in 2007, with construction beginning in 2012.
00:17After 17 years of planning and 12 years of construction, the line was finally completed
00:23at a cost of over 1.7 billion dollars, more than double the initial projected cost of
00:29668 million dollars.
00:32Ho Chi Minh residents who rode the train for the first time on Sunday were excited that
00:37the line was finally opened after the long delay.
00:40The Vietnamese government hopes the metro line will encourage motorists to switch to
00:44public transport and, in turn, help alleviate the severe traffic congestion which plagues
00:49the city.
00:51Residents on the metro line will be free during the first month of operation.
00:55Vietnam plans to construct a further six metro lines in Ho Chi Minh City.