Line 1 > Tan Cang Station (Ga Tân Cảng) [L1-05]
Tan Cang Station is located in Binh Thanh District, next to the Saigon Bridge (Cầu Sài Gòn) and the Vo Nguyen Giap Highway. It is the second elevated station and one of two stations located in Binh Thanh District.
Tan Cang Station is near Vinhomes Central Park and Landmark 81 (the tallest building in Ho Chi Minh City).
[Tan Cang Station, Landmark 81, and Vinhomes Central Park.]
There is a pedestrian bridge on the north side of the station that crosses Dien Bien Phu Street.
[Tan Cang Station pedestrian bridge exit.]
There is no pedestrian bridge across the Vo Nguyen Giap Highway. Pedestrians have to walk around the station and under the bridge to get to the Vinhomes Central Park area.
[Walking from Tan Cang Station under the Saigon Bridge to Landmark 81.]
Walking from Tan Cang Station to the Vinhomes Central Park area is an ugly and stressful walk. Considering how big the Central Park residential area is, this needs to be fixed.
[Traffic at Tan Cang Station.]
Tan Cang is a unique station on Line 1 as it has 4 platforms. Platforms 1 and 2 are for Ben Thanh, and platforms 3 and 4 are for Suoi Tien Terminal. The extra platforms are built to be able to start services from Tan Cang.
[Directions to the platforms at Tan Cang.]
Tan Cang Station will eventually be an interchange station for Line 5. The announcements on the train mention this, even though Line 5 hasn’t started construction.
[Platforms 1 and 2 at Tan Cang Station.]
Tan Cang Station map
[Map of Tan Cang Station.]
Tan Cang Station parking
Parking for motorbikes and bicycles is available under the station building.
Sights near Tan Cang Station
Landmark 81 – Tallest building in Vietnam (461.3 metres), featuring the SkyView Observatory on floors 79–81.
Vincom Center Landmark 81 – A mall featuring cinemas and an ice-skating rink.
Hotels near Tan Cang Station
Vinpearl Landmark 81, Autograph Collection (5-Star) is a luxury hotel in the Landmark 81 tower.
Service Apartments Vinhomes Central Park
The are many short-term apartments for rent in the Vinhomes Central Park complex on Airbnb.
Links and resources
Wikipedia: Tan Cang metro station.
