Construction of HCM City's second metro line is expected to start in mid-2013 and be finished by 2017.
Theproject, worth 1.37 billion USD, fell a year behind its originalschedule, which planned to begin operating of the system in 2016.
ProvincialPeople's Committee deputy chairman Nguyen Huu Tin urged for quickerland clearance in areas needed for the metro line to help speed-up theprocess.
"The land clearance and paying compensation must be finished by June next year for the construction to begin," Tin emphasised.
The11.3-kilometre line will link Ben Thanh (District 1) and Tham Luong(District 12) and will pass through District 1, 3, 10, 12 and the TanBinh and Tan Phu areas.
The system was designed with 11 stations, 10 of which will be underground, with a single elevated terminal in Tan Binh District.
Withthe train speeds reaching 80 kilometres per hour, the metro will allowjourneys of only 18 – 20 minutes from one end to the other.
Work onthe first metro line which spans 20-kilometres connecting Ben Thanh andSuoi Tien, began in early 2008 and is expected to be operational by2017, according to the Urban Railway's Management Authority.
The cityplans to build a total of six metro routes to create a safe andconvenient urban transport system for the city's economic development./.
Theproject, worth 1.37 billion USD, fell a year behind its originalschedule, which planned to begin operating of the system in 2016.
ProvincialPeople's Committee deputy chairman Nguyen Huu Tin urged for quickerland clearance in areas needed for the metro line to help speed-up theprocess.
"The land clearance and paying compensation must be finished by June next year for the construction to begin," Tin emphasised.
The11.3-kilometre line will link Ben Thanh (District 1) and Tham Luong(District 12) and will pass through District 1, 3, 10, 12 and the TanBinh and Tan Phu areas.
The system was designed with 11 stations, 10 of which will be underground, with a single elevated terminal in Tan Binh District.
Withthe train speeds reaching 80 kilometres per hour, the metro will allowjourneys of only 18 – 20 minutes from one end to the other.
Work onthe first metro line which spans 20-kilometres connecting Ben Thanh andSuoi Tien, began in early 2008 and is expected to be operational by2017, according to the Urban Railway's Management Authority.
The cityplans to build a total of six metro routes to create a safe andconvenient urban transport system for the city's economic development./.
