HCMC Metro

Ho Chi Minh City Metro
Departing train at Văn Thánh station
Overview
Native name	Đường sắt đô thị Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh
Owner	Management Authority for Urban Railways (MAUR)
Locale	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Transit type	Rapid transit
Number of lines	1 (operational) 1 (under construction) 6 (planned)
Number of stations	14 (operational)
Website	maur.hochiminhcity.gov.vn
Operation
Began operation	22 December 2024
Character	Elevated and underground
Number of vehicles	Line 1: 17 three-car Hitachi trains
Technical
System length	19.7 km (12.2 mi) (Line 1)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge[1]
Electrification	Overhead catenary
Top speed	110 km/h (68 mph)[1]
System map HCMC Metro map

The Ho Chi Minh City Metro (HCMC Metro, Vietnamese: Đường sắt đô thị Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh) is a rapid transit system in Ho Chi Minh City, the most populous city in Vietnam.

The system currently consists of one operational line, Line 1 which opened on 22 December 2024 from Bến Thành Market to Eastern Bus Terminus. Additional lines are currently under construction or being planned. Line 1 is 19.7 km (12.2 mi) long with three underground stations (Bến Thành, Ho Chi Minh City Opera House, and Ba Son) and eleven elevated stations. The three stations above are Vietnam's first underground metro stations. Trains are designed to travel at up to 110 km/h (68 mph) on the elevated sections and up to 80 km/h (50 mph) underground.

As part of its inauguration, nine trains will initially run from 5am to 10pm, with peak hour and off-peak frequencies of eight and twelve minutes, respectively. Based on the decision of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council, the metro will remain free for the first 30 days of operation. Feeder bus lines connecting to Metro Line 1 will be free of charge from 1 January 2025, until the end of the metro's fare-free policy. However, in practice, the free bus fare policy was implemented earlier, starting on 22 December 2024, coinciding with the official operation of the metro line.