Arrival of Japanese-made vehicle of Ho Chi Minh City Railway, Vietnam To open at the end of next year October 13, 15:10
In Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam's largest city, the first vehicle of the urban railway, which is being developed with the support of Japan, arrived and a ceremony was held on the 13th.
An executive of Ho Chi Minh City said, "Urban railways will be a bridge between Ho Chi Minh City and Japan."
In Ho Chi Minh City, a city in southern Vietnam, an urban railway that connects the central and suburbs about 20 km with an elevated railway and a part of it by subway is under construction, and Japan is supporting it through a ODA loan from JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency). I will.
To commemorate the arrival of the first vehicle in Ho Chi Minh City this month, a ceremony was held on the 13th with the attendance of approximately 150 people from Japan and Vietnam.
Among them, Fong, chairman of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, said, "Japan is making an important contribution to the development of Vietnam. The city railroads made in Japan and operated by Japanese technology will serve as a bridge between Ho Chi Minh City and Japan. "I said my expectations.
The vehicle was manufactured by Hitachi, Ltd. in Japan and was originally scheduled to arrive in Ho Chi Minh City in April, but due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, a Japanese expert in charge of accepting the vehicle has moved to Vietnam. It means that the arrival was delayed by about half a year because I could not enter the country.
In Vietnam, traffic congestion in urban areas is worsening and the importance of urban railways is increasing, and Ho Chi Minh City is aiming to open at the end of next year.