Bến Thành station

L101 L201
Ben Thanh

Ga Bến Thành
The main entrance and skylight of the station at September 23 Park look towards to Quách Thị Trang Square
General information
LocationQuách Thị Trang Square, Bến Thành, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
SystemHo Chi Minh City Metro station
LineL1 L2 L4 L12
Bus routes1, 3, 4, 13, 18, 19, 20, 28, 31, 34, 36, 38, 39, 44, 45, 52, 53, 56, 65, 69, 75, 86, 88, 93, 102, 109, 152, 155, 156, D4, 61-6
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
StatusCompleted
Station codeL1-01
History
Opened22 December 2024 (2024-12-22)
Services
Preceding station HCMC Metro Following station
Terminus Line 1 Opera House
L102
towards Suối Tiên
Line 2
Phase 1 - Opening 2030-2032
 Tao Đàn
L202
towards Tân Bình
Turtle Lake
L413
towards Thạnh Xuân
 Line 4
Proposed
 Hoàng Diệu
L415
towards Hiệp Phước Port
Location

Bến Thành Station (Vietnamese: Ga Bến Thành) is an underground Ho Chi Minh City Metro interchange station on the Line 1 and the future Line 2, 4 and 12.[1][2] Located under the Lê Lợi Boulevard, September 23rd Park and Quách Thị Trang Square, in front of Bến Thành Market, the station serves as the central metro station in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.[3][4][5] The station opened on 22 December 2024.[6]

Development

Officially inaugurated in late 2012 and opened in late 2024 along with the HCMC Metro Line 1. Bến Thành station is designed as an "underground quarter" stretching 515m to the Opera House station along the Lê Lợi Boulevard down to the ground about 21m.

The station has a total of 4 underground floors with a ground floor:

  • Ground Floor: includes 6 entrance gates (entrance 4 and 5 are located in the One Central Saigon) and the square area.
  • 1st Floor: is the underground area leading to the Opera House station and is divided into 4 areas: commercial area, sales area, technical department area, entrance gate area and control gate.
  • 2nd Floor: train reception area for Line 1, divided into 2 areas: train reception area and technical department area.
  • 3rd Floor: train transfer area including: train pick-up area of ​​Line 4 with technical department area.
  • 4th floor: train pick-up area of ​Line 2.

In addition to the function of connecting traffic between metro lines, this station also has a commercial service system - the construction investment cost is 6,865 billion VND.

Station layout

Sources:[7][8]

For Line 1, 2 and 4

GF Ground Floor Entrances/Exits
B1F 1st Floor Ticket sales area, commercial area, technical department area, platform gates & ticket gates
B2F 2nd Floor Technical department area
Platform Platform 1 L1 Line 1 to Opera House (for Suối Tiên) →
Island platform, doors will open on the left/right side
Platform 2 L1 Line 1 to Opera House (for Suối Tiên) →
B3F 3rd Floor Technical department area
Platform Platform 3 ← L4 Line 4 to Hoàng Diệu (for Hiệp Phước Port) (planned)
Island platform, doors will open on the right side
Platform 4 L4 Line 4 to Turtle Lake (for Thạnh Xuân) (planned) Transfer to L3 Line 3 on the next station →
B4F
Platform 		Platform 5 ← L2 Line 2 to Tao Đàn (for Tân Bình) (phase 1, under construction) Transfer to L3 Line 3 on the next station
Island platform, doors will open on the left/right side
Platform 6 ← L2 Line 2 to Tao Đàn (for Tân Bình) (phase 1, under construction) Transfer to L3 Line 3 on the next station
L2 Line 2 to Hàm Nghi (for Thủ Thiêm) (phase 2, planned) →

For Line 12

G Ground Floor Entrances/Exits
B1F 1st Floor Ticket sales area, commercial area, technical department area, platform gates & ticket gates
B2F

Platofrm

Platform 7 L12 Line 12 to Tân Thuận (for Cần Giờ) (planned) →
Island platform, doors will open on the left/right side
Platform 8 L12 Line 12 to Tân Thuận (for Cần Giờ) (planned) →


Surrounding area

The station located at Quách Thị Trang Square, the top most busiest intersection of the city, it is surrounded by:

  • Quách Thị Trang Square before 2017 with the statue of Trần Nguyên Hãn and Bến Thành Market, where the station is underneath
  • Bến Thành Station under construction at Quách Thị Trang Square, seen from Nesta Hotel Saigon on Thủ Khoa Huân Street

The city government planned to renovate the Quách Thị Trang Square, an area around the station, become a pedestrian crossing that is inspired by Times Square in New York City or Shibuya Crossing inTokyo, etc. Both the statues of Trần Nguyên Hãn and Quách Thị Trang also will be returned to the square after being stored for years in Phú Lâm Park in District 6 (Chợ Lớn) and Bách Tùng Diệp Park in District 1, respectively.

See also

References

  1. ^ VnExpress. "A glimpse of Saigon's metro stations - VnExpress International". VnExpress International – Latest news, business, travel and analysis from Vietnam. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
  2. ^ VnExpress. "Next to HCMC's Ben Thanh market, metro station takes shape - VnExpress International". VnExpress International – Latest news, business, travel and analysis from Vietnam. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
  3. ^ "Ben Thanh Station – A 3-line metro interchange that will transform Ho Chi Minh City". Future Southeast Asia. 2021-04-20. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
  4. ^ "New Renderings Show Expanse of Ben Thanh Metro Interchange, Plaza | Saigoneer". saigoneer.com. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
  5. ^ "As Metro Line 1 Nears Completion, Saigon Moves Forward With Plans for Line 3A | Saigoneer". saigoneer.com. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
  6. ^ "'Finally, we made it!': Ho Chi Minh City celebrates first metro". CNA. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  7. ^ https://images.kienthuc.net.vn/zoomw/800/uploaded/pvductinh/2024_04_18/tp-hcm-ben-trong-tuyen-metro-so-1-ben-thanh-suoi-tien-co-gi-hinh-4.jpg
  8. ^ vi:Ga Bến Thành

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