The initiative is aimed at reducing traffic congestion, improving transportation infrastructure, boosting the city’s socio-economic growth and mitigating environmental pollution.

By cutting its metro timeline by 15 years, HCM City is positioning itself as a leader in urban transport innovation.

The fundamental solution to reversing the worsening pollution lies in ’greening’ millions of vehicles

Metro Line 1 in Ho Chi Minh City has achieved a major milestone, with construction completed and operations scheduled to begin on December 22, 2024.

Ho Chi Minh City has finalized the fare structure for Metro Line 1, offering affordable pricing options, including a VND 40,000 ($1.57) unlimited day pass.

By 2035, Hanoi aims to transition 50% of its buses to electric vehicles and the remaining 50% to those powered by compressed natural gas (CNG) or liquefied natural gas (LNG).

In developing public transport to 2030, Hanoi should choose a low-cost, high-efficiency model with investment made in stages – short, medium and long term, according to architect Tran Huy Anh.

TOD (Transit Oriented Development), an urban development model with public transport put at the center, is believed to be the key for Hanoi to build a railway network, increase land values, and develop new economic centers.

The Hanoi Public Transport Management Centre will offer offline mode for virtual tickets for public transport from September 20 to make it more convenient for city’s commuters, its director Thai Ho Phuong said on September 18.

Hanoi has been taking moves to 'green' public transport, especially when people in the capital city show their increasing interest to means of transport like electric vehicles and metro lines.

The implementation of the Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) model in Ho Chi Minh City, as permitted by Resolution 98, aims to address urgent urban traffic issues and relieve urban space congestion.

A private investor has proposed to build a self-driving tram line running on HCM City’s canals to reduce congestion near Tân Sơn Nhất airport.

Drivers will be more proactive and roads safe, if traffic light timers are removed say experts.

Between 2026 and 2030, Hanoi aims for a mix of electric buses (50 per cent_ and buses powered by cleaner burning fuels like liquefied natural gas (LNG) or compressed natural gas (CNG) (50 per cent).

This chair of the Vietnam Clean Air Network, Hoang Duong Tung, has praised Hanoi’s plan to spend VND43 trillion to develop green buses.

The capital city of Hanoi needs $40 billion to develop 10 urban railway routes expected to be a critical solution to traffic congestion, which causes damages worth $1 billion a year to the city.

An assessment of public transport service capacity after 12 years of implementing the urban railway network plan reveals that the bus system still plays a dominant role.

Hanoi’s transport department is planning to introduce a unified electronic ticketing system for its public bus and metro services in 2024.

People will have a three-day holiday for the New Year, and another seven-day for the traditional Lunar New Year celebrations.