Line 3A of the HCMC Metro is the proposed western extension of Line 1.
Phase 1 (Ben Thanh – Western Bus Terminal)
Total length: 10 km underground.
Number of station: 10 underground stations.
Phase 2 (Western Bus Terminal – Tan Kien Station) and Tan Kien Depot
Total length: 9.9 km (0.6 km underground and 9.3 km elevated).
Number of station: 7 elevated stations.
HCMC Metro Line 3A links and resources
Management: MAUR (Management Authority For Urban Railways).
Wikipedia: Line 3A, Ho Chi Minh City Metro.
The preparatory survey on Ho Chi Minh City urban railway construction project (ben thanh – mien tay terminal (line 3a phase 1)) [PDF] – [Jan 2018]
Video presentation of Urban Railway 3A – [26/09/17].
[Watch video on YouTube.]
HCMC Metro Line 3A maps
[Line 3A map by MAUR.]
HCMC Metro Line 3A news
2024
Metro depot land misused for livestock grazing and waste dumping – [26/06/24]
“A 26-hectare land plot designated for the gathering, maintenance, and operation of trains on HCMC’s metro line 3A in Binh Chanh District has become a place for garbage dumping, livestock grazing, and deteriorating auxiliary structures.”
[The Tan Kien depot area of Metro Line 3A spans over 26 hectares around Hung Nhon Street, Tan Kien Commune. According to the plan, the depot will house the control center, assembly and maintenance and repair facilities for the line.]
HCMC metro depot lies abandoned – [11/06/24]
“The plot of land acquired for building the Tan Kien Depot on HCMC’s metro line 3A now lies abandoned and locals use it for agriculture.”
HCM City to develop three more metro lines valued at over US$5 billion – [06/04/24]
“Metro line 3a will be 11km long that span 11 underground stations with a total investment of more than VND47,800 billion or more than US$2 billion. The project is expected to use Japanese ODA loans, through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
The Metro line 3a project was submitted to the Ministry of Planning and Investment and relevant agencies in late 2016, but it has yet to be approved due to financial issues.”
2020
HCMC seeks approval for metro lines No.3A and 5 – [09/06/20]
“Ho Chi Minh City has submitted proposals for work to begin on Metro Line No.3A and Metro Line 5 to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.”
HCMC submits plans for new $2.9 billion metro line – [06/05/20]
“Metro line No.3A will connect Ben Thanh station in District 1 and Tan Kien Ward in Binh Chanh District with a total of 18 stations. It will be built in two phases. Phase one will build the 9.7 kilometer stretch from Ben Thanh Market to the Mien Tay bus terminal. Work on phase 1 is expected to start in 2025 and be completed in 2031.”
Ho Chi Minh City looking to secure multi-billion-dollar metro project – [06/05/20]
“Ho Chi Minh City is seeking the prime minister’s approval for the project to build Metro Line 3A connecting Ben Thanh and Tan Kien with the total investment capital of VND68 trillion ($2.96 billion).”
[Ho Chi Minh City is asking for the green light for its have $2.96 billion Metro Line 3A.]
2017
HCM City to build Metro Line No.3A – [15/11/17]
“Metro Line No.3A linked with Metro Line No.1 from Ben Thanh Market to Suoi Tien Park, which is now under construction, will form a metro network that connects two major bus stations of the city, Mien Dong in the east and Mien Tay in the west, and passes through central districts.
Planned to be up and running in 2026, Metro Line No.3A will help ease congestion in the western part of the city, reduce traffic accidents and vehicle emissions, and boost the socio-economic development of the city.”
2016
HCM City seeks overseas aid funds for metro line – 22/12/16]
“The HCM City People’s Committee has asked the Ministry of Planning and Investment for official development assistance funds to build its metro line No 3A from Ben Thanh Market in District 1 to Binh Chanh district’s Tan Kien commune.”
Japan wants to invest in metro lines in HCM City – [20/11/16]
“Japanese businesses are keen to share experience, transfer technology and invest in the construction of metro line 3A and a trade centre at the central station of metro line No1 in Ho Chi Minh City.”
HCMC to ask for consultation to develop the station area in Metro line No. 3a – [18/11/16]
“The study of proposal for development of station area along Metro line No. 3a is under framework of study and survey activities preparing for construction of HCMC urban railway Metro line No. 3a aided by JICA.”
[Station area along HCMC Metro line No. 3a section Ben Thanh – Tan Kien.]
2015
HCM City: Metro line 3A design submitted for approval – [25/12/24]
“The management board of Ho Chi Minh City Urban Railway has submitted a design for the construction of the city’s metro line 3A project linking the Ben Thanh market and Tan Kien depot.”
HCMC proposes Japan ODA loans for metro routes 3a, 3b – [10/09/15]
“The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has asked the Government’s permission to get Japanese official development assistance (ODA) loans for construction of underground metro routes 3a and 3b.”
HCM City reveals final metro routes – [30/06/15]
“Preparations to build three metro lines in HCM City at a cost of nearly VND92 trillion (over US$4.2 billion) have been finalised, according to the HCM City Management Authority of Urban Railways.
They are the 7.6km line No 3A linking Ben Thanh Market in District 1 with the Western Bus Station in Binh Tan District at an estimated VND32.2 trillion, a 9.03km extension of the line from the bus station to Tan Kien in Binh Chanh District at VND26 trillion (US$1.2 trillion), and line No 3B from the Cong Hoa Crossroads in District 3 to Hiep Binh Phuoc in Thu Duc District at VND33.7 trillion (US$1.55).”
