Line 2 of the Ho Chi Minh City Metro () is an under construction rapid transit line in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Line 2 is the city's second metro line, and will connect the former District 1 with District 2 to the east and District 12 and more further is Hóc Môn and Củ Chi to the northwest. The construction's phase 1, known as Bến Thành – Tham Lương began in January 2026; and phase 2, known as Bến Thành – Thủ Thiêm began three months after, with an expected completion date for both phases in 2030. The phase 1 length is long with eleven stations and phase 2 is six stations.
The loan was to be provided by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the German Development Bank (KfW), and the European Investment Bank (EIB). The project's total cost is (). However, they later decided that the state budget would fund the project instead.
Route The metro western branch line, including Phase 1 starts at Ben Thanh station in Bến Thành, District 1, passes through Phạm Hồng Thái, Cách Mạng Tháng Tám, and Trường Chinh streets underground, and elevated at Tân Bình station at before turn left to ends at Tham Lương depot in District 12. And for phase 3, from the Tân Bình station in Tân Bình district, the metro line continue to passes through National Route 22 in Hóc Môn, Củ Chi and ends at the border of the city with Tây Ninh province, all the stations and line of the phase are elevated. Both phases go to the northwest.
The eastern branch of the metro is the line Phase 2, starts at Ben Thanh station, passes underground of Hàm Nghi Boulevard and the Saigon River by a tunnel that parallel to the Saigon River Tunnel and continue to crosses the Mai Chí Thọ Boulevard then end at Thủ Thiêm station next to the An Phú intersection and the Rach Chiec National Sports Complex
Construction The project comprises seven construction packages.
CP0 package: Relocation of technical infrastructure system CP1 package: The official building and auxiliary works at Tham Lương depot. CP2 package: Infrastructure at Tham Lương depot. CP3 package (including CP3a and CP3b): Tunnels and Underground stations. CP4 package: Transition Structure, Viaduct and Elevated Station. CP5 package: E&M system. CP6 package: Track work. CP7 package: Non-System E&M. Stations
Station number Station name Layout Transfers LocationTotalCurrent phaseEnglish nameVietnamese nameWard (current name after 2025 reform)Former district-level 1 Underground An Phú (Bình Trưng) Thủ Đức 2 Underground (planned) An Khánh 3 International HospitalBệnh viện Quốc tế Underground An Lợi Đông (An Khánh) 4 Young Pioneer PalaceCung Thiếu nhi Underground Thủ Thiêm (An Khánh) 5 Tố Hữu Underground 6 Underground Bến Nghé (Saigon)District 1 7 1 UndergroundBến Thành 8 2 Underground (planned) 9 3 Underground (planned)Xuân HòaDistrict 3, District 10 10 4 UndergroundNhiêu Lộc, Hòa Hưng 11 5 Underground 12 6 UndergroundTân Sơn Nhất, Tân Hòa, Bảy HiềnTân Bình 13 7 Underground (planned) 14 8 UndergroundTân Bình 15 9 UndergroundTân Bình, Tây Thạnh (of the former Tân Phú district) 16 10 UndergroundTân Sơn, Tây Thạnh (of the former Tân Phú district) 17 11 Elevated 18 Elevated Tân Thới Nhất (Đông Hưng Thuận) District 12 19 Elevated Đông Hưng Thuận 20 Bến xe An Sương Elevated Trung Mỹ Tây 21 Elevated 22 Elevated Tân Xuân (Hóc Môn) Hóc Môn 23 Elevated 24 ElevatedHóc Môn 25 Elevated Tân Thới Nhì (Xuân Thới Sơn) 26 Elevated 27 Elevated 28 ElevatedTân Phú Trung (Củ Chi)Củ Chi 29 District Road 2Hương lộ 2 Elevated 30 Elevated 31 Elevated 32 ElevatedTân Thông Hội (Củ Chi) 33 Elevated 34 Elevated 35 ElevatedCủ Chi Town (Tân An Hội) 36 Củ Chi HospitalBệnh viện Củ Chi ElevatedTân An Hội 37 Elevated 38 ElevatedPhước Hiệp (Tân An Hội) 39 Elevated 40 Elevated 41 ElevatedPhước Thạnh (Thái Mỹ) 42 Provincial Road 7Tỉnh lộ 7 Elevated *Station names in italic are not yet under construction
Rolling stock The rolling stock has not been announced yet, and in February 2024, German company Siemens was in talks with the government to build urban rail lines, including Ho Chi Minh City Metro Line 2. Line 2 will use electric multiple units. By 2030, it will use 3-car trains, then increase to 6 cars. Each train is 22 m long, 3.15 m wide, and 3.865 m high. Maximum axle load is 16 tons. The design speed is 90 km/h. Maximum operating speed is 80 km/h. The signaling system uses modern technology, ensuring scientific, efficient and safe train operation with automatic train control systems, automatic train monitoring, computer-based interlocking, train speed detection and measurement, data signal transmission, signal display system, depot signaling and interlocking system, disaster warning system and other auxiliary systems.
On April 23, 2026, South Korean manufacturer Hyundai Rotem signed a contract worth 491 billion South Korean won with Vietnam's Thaco Group for the Line 2 project. With this contract, Hyundai Rotem has been selected as the manufacturer of driverless electric trains for Line 2.
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