HCM City, Oct. 29 -- The Chairperson of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has endorsed a proposal to shift the starting point of the Can Gio metro line from Tan Thuan Station to Ben Thanh Station, enabling a direct connection with metro line No.1 (Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien).
The committee's office announced on October 29 said the proposal was discussed at a meeting of the city's special task force for reviewing and resolving issues related to major projects and land sites across the city.
The proposal, raised by VinSpeed High-Speed Rail Investment and Development JSC, would allow the new metro line to link with line No.1 and end in Can Gio, 50 km from downtown HCM City.
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