Residents in Ho Chi Minh City will enjoy free rides on Metro Line No.1 (Ben Thanh – Suoi Tien) and bus services on March 15 to facilitate local voters' travel on election day.

Over the nine days of Tet, Hanoi’s two urban railway lines, Cat Linh–Ha Dong Line 2A and Nhon–Hanoi Railway Station Line 3.1, handled over 243,000 passenger trips, marking a year-on-year increase of more than 32% compared to Tet 2025.

Hanoi Railway Company Limited (Hanoi Metro) has announced that to better meet rising passenger travel demand, especially during peak hours, it will adjust peak-hour time frames and apply new train schedules on both urban railway Line 2A Cat Linh–Ha Dong and Line 3.1 Nhon–Hanoi Station from February 9.

President of the European Council (EC) António Costa on January 29 visited Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature), a symbol of Vietnam’s tradition of learning and the country’s first university, as part of his two-day official visit to Vietnam.

Hanoi Railways Company Limited has announced that from February 1, all ticket-control gates on Nhon-Hanoi Station Metro Line 3.1 will operate using electronic identity and authentication solutions combined with biometric recognition.

Nearly 19 million passenger trips were recorded on Metro Line No 1 linking Ben Thanh and Suoi Tien in its first year of operation, a figure that has brought joy and a significant boost to public transport in Vietnam’s most populous city.

VOV.VN - After one year of commercial operation, Ho Chi Minh City’s Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien Metro Line 1 has served nearly 19 million passengers, reaching 114% of its planned target, according to Ho Chi Minh City Urban Railway Company Limited (HURC).

Ho Chi Minh City plans to start construction on its Metro Line 2 in January 2026, officials said on November 13, as Vietnam’s largest city pushes to ease chronic congestion by accelerating long-delayed upgrades to its strained urban transport network.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has emphasised the importance of developing the railway industry and its ecosystem in a sustainable manner, with a focus on industrialisation and modernisation.

The Hanoi People’s Committee on October 9 broke ground for Nam Thang Long – Tran Hung Dao section of Metro Line No. 2, a national key infrastructure project with a total investment of over VND35 trillion (US$1.33 billion).