Metro Line 1 Ben Thanh

Monday - January 19, 2015 16:18

On January 16, 2015, Ngu Thuong Company officially started work for the PKG3 package of the Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien Metro Line 1 project.
Metro Line 1 Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien project, Package No. 2 was started by Sumitomo-Cienco6/GS Joint Venture in 2013. Due to some objective conditions, the project was about two years late.

Summary of project information
Project: Metro Line 1 Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien, Package No. 2
Location: District 1, District 2, Thu Duc District, District 9, City. HCM
Investor: HCMC Urban Railway Management Board. HCM representing the City People's Committee. HCM
Progress: 2012 to 2017
Main contractor: Joint venture Sumitomo-Cienco6/ GS
Items constructed by Ngu Thuong: Package PKG3, PKG4 includes National University station, An Phu station, Tan Cang station and Van Thanh Park station.

Once the project is completed, it will transport 186,000 passengers from the new Mien Dong bus station at Long Binh Ward, District 9 to Ben Thanh in just about 30 minutes.
Each station consists of 3 floors. The ground floor is for the entrance and stairs. The 2nd floor is for waiting areas, offices, and machinery. The 3rd floor is the station platform.

Perspective of An Phu station

Perspective of National University station

The device is ready

Start building leaf piles to protect the dug hole.

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April 2015

All foundations have been completed for the two stations

The final foundation was poured with concrete at the end of April 2015

The column formwork is ready for the next stage

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By August 2015, PHC pile driving work had been implemented at the Van Thanh Park station and Tan Cang station construction sites. Both of these stations are located in soft ground, formerly a puddle on the banks of the Saigon River and Van Thanh Lake, so the anti-subsidence work has been carefully calculated by engineers to ensure the stations have the best structure.

Pressing piles at Van Thanh station

Pile pressing by robot machine at Tan Cang station

Tan Cang Station, connecting Line 1 (Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien) and Line 5 (Can Giuoc - Bay Hien - Lang Cha Ca, with branch to Tan Son Nhat)

Van Thanh Park Station completed the foundation in March 2016

Just a few weeks later, the foundation and underground bunkers were filled in to give the construction site a concourse lobby.

The foundation of Tan Cang station is more than half completed

Work is rushing and will be faster after the tower crane is operational. According to the plan, all underground work will be completed before the rainy season.

Van Thanh Park Station: Scaffolding work for the railway platform

Van Thanh Park: Installing beams

Van Thanh Park: Dawn comes after a night of pouring concrete

Van Thanh Park: Equipment to install bridges leading to the station

Tan Cang Station: Aerial photo by Zing electronic newspaper

Tan Cang Station: Double T vinegar installation.

Tan Cang Station: Installing steel reinforcement for the rail running deck

Tan Cang Station: Training and reminders before pouring concrete

Tan Cang Station: Batch of concrete overnight

Tan Cang Station: Welcoming the project management delegation of Khanh Hoa province

Tan Cang Station: Shimizu visits the project

Tan Cang Station: View from Saigon Bridge

Suoi Tien terminal: Aerial photo at the end of 2017