The metro line 2

 

 [Fig. Metro Line 2]

v General information:

-         Alignment: Tay Bac Urban (Cu Chi District) – Highway 22th – Tay Ninh Bus Terminal – Truong Chinh – Tham Luong – Cach Mang Thang Tam – Pham Hong Thai – Le Lai – Ben Thanh – Thu Thiem.

-          Total length: 48 km.

-          Project is currently separated into 3 phases:

a)     Phase 1: Ben Thanh – Tham Luong

-         Total length: 11.3 km (including 9.3 km underground and 2 km elevated)

-         Number of station: 11 stations (including 10 underground stations and 01 elevated station)

-         Tham Luong Depot and workshop at Tan Thoi Nhat ward, District 12 with 25 ha area (sharing depot with metro line 6)

-         Donors: ADB, EIB, KFW.

-         Total investment cost (adjusted): 2.0748 billion USD (being adjusting).

-         Bidding work: including 8 main packages.

+ CP0 package: Relocation of technical infrastructure system

+ CP1 package: The official building and auxiliary works at Tham Luong depot.

+ CP2 package: Infrastructure at Tham Luong 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.

-         Implementation progress:

+ Project Adjustment:

·        The Prime Minister approved the principle of project adjustment.

·        Project Adjustment Documents: estimated to be submitted for appraisement at the end of 2016.

+ Bidding:

·        CP0: implementing selection of bidders and award the contract at the end of 2016.

·        CP1: expected to complete construction of buildings in 12/2016.

·        CP2, CP3a, CP3b, CP4, CP5, CP6:

*     Updating and complete bidding documents.

*      Publishing bidding documents of CP5 in 12/2016.

*      Publishing bidding documents of  CP3a, CP3b and CP7 in quarter I/2017.

+ Site handing over: expected in 07/2017

b) Phase 2: Ben Thanh – Thu Thiem Section and Tham Lương – Tay Ninh Bus Terminal Section.

-         Total length of 02 sections: 9.1 km (including 4.2 km underground and 4.9 km elevated)

-         Number of station: 9 stations (including 6 underground stations and 3 elevated stations)

-         Tham Luong Depot and workshop at district 12

-         Total investment cost (estimated): 1.482 billion USD.

-         Expected investment form: ODA, PPP, …

-         Implementation progress: Pre-Feasibility Study of whole line has been finished.

c) Phase 3: Tay Ninh Bus Terminal – Tay Bac Urban Area.

-         Total length: 28 km (elevated)

-         Number of station: 22 elevated stations

-         Phuoc Hiep Depot and workshop at Cu Chi district.

-         Total investment cost (estimated): 2.714 billion USD.

-         Expected investment form: ODA, PPP, …

-         Implementation progress: Completing the final report of the Pre-Feasibility Study.