HCM City receives two more trains for Metro Line No.1

Two more trains with total six carriages for Ho Chi Minh City’s Metro Line No.1 (Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien) have arrived in the city’s Khanh Hoi port from Japan.

Japanese contractors have sent five trains to HCM City, including the first one in October 2020. (Photo: VNA)

The trains, the fourth and fifth out of total 17 trains for the line, are all produced by Japan. (Photo: VNA)

Experts and workers check the trains after they are unloaded. (Photo: VNA)

The first carriage of the fourth train is hoisted off the vessel Pulang Tala and placed on a dedicated vehicle. (Photo: VNA)

The first carriage of the fourth train is hoisted off the vessel Pulang Tala and placed on a dedicated vehicle. (Photo: VNA)

Metro line No.1 project is the first of at least six to be built in Ho Chi Minh City. (Photo: VNA)

The 19.7-km line No.1 aims to ease traffic congestion in the city’s north-eastern area. (Photo: VNA)

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