Ho Chi Minh City Metro Line 2

Line 2 is an under construction rapid transit line of the Ho Chi Minh City Metro, Vietnam.^[2][3] 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.^[4] 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.^[5][6][7] The phase 1 length is 11.3-kilometer (7.0 mi) long with eleven stations and phase 2 is 6.2-kilometer (3.9 mi) six stations.^[5]

The loan was to be provided by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the German Development Bank (KfW), and the European Investment Bank (EIB).^[4] The project's total cost is VNĐ47,900 billion (US$2.04 billion).^[8] However, they later decided that the state budget would fund the project instead.^[9]

The metro western branch line, including phase 1 starts at Bến Thành 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.^[10] 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 Bến Thành 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

The project comprises seven construction packages.^[4]

• 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.

*Station names in italic are not yet under construction

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.^[11] 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.^[12]

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.^[13]