According to the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, a single ticket for Metro Line 1 (for people to travel on one route in one day) for cash users costs from 7,000 to 20,000 VND (depending on the distance). For people buying single tickets without using cash, the price ranges from 6,000 to 19,000 VND.
Ticket price by time , one-day ticket 40,000 VND/person (unlimited number of trips per day), 3-day ticket 90,000 VND/person (unlimited number of trips in 3 days).
For monthly tickets , regular passengers are 300,000 VND/person (unlimited number of trips per month), and for students, it is 150,000 VND/person.
The above ticket price includes personal insurance for passengers using public passenger transport services by train on metro line 1. Other cases of ticket exemption and reduction are according to the resolution of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council.
Urban Railway One Member Co., Ltd. No. 1 (operating unit) is responsible for publicly posting information on ticket prices at urban railway stations and on mass media and electronic information pages before the application date.
The Ho Chi Minh City Public Transport Center will monitor and supervise ticket sales revenue, as a basis for ordering public passenger transport services by train on metro line No. 1. This decision takes effect from today (November 21).
Speaking with Tuoi Tre , Mr. Ngo Hai Duong – Head of the Transport Management Department of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport – said that people taking the metro have many ways to buy train tickets such as buying in cash or through an account.
Currently, the Department of Transport is developing a fare plan for connecting buses and metro to submit to the City People’s Committee for promulgation, creating convenience for passengers using public transport.
Previously, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport submitted a document to the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee regarding the issuance of ticket prices for metro line 1.
According to this department, the ticket price plan is built using the optimal cost method, combining the comparison method with the ticket price of the Cat Linh – Ha Dong metro line and the consulting unit’s research on people’s ability to pay.
Metro Line 1 will be subsidized by the budget to encourage people and increase competitiveness compared to other types of vehicles.
Urban Railway Company No. 1 said the ticketing system at stations is designed to apply electronic tickets, meeting the requirement of proactively adjusting ticket prices and allowing people to choose from many different payment methods.
Once issued, ticket prices will be posted at stations and made public on the website. In case people go beyond the station, they will need to buy additional tickets. Ticket refunds and exchanges are only applicable if the tickets have not been used.
Buy metro ticket number 1 in just about 10 seconds
Ms. Van Thi Huu Tam – Deputy Director of Urban Railway Company No. 1 – said that people can buy train tickets quickly in just a few minutes or even less than 10 seconds, through the automatic ticket collection system (AFC).
Cashless payment by bank card, Visa/Mastercard, ID card, mobile app, or QR code scanning, makes ticket purchasing quick and convenient.
Currently, according to the AFC automatic ticket collection system signed by the contractor Hitachi and the Ho Chi Minh City Urban Railway Management Board, tickets are divided into four different types including: Single-trip tickets, top-up tickets, 1-day tickets and 3-day tickets. At the same time, there will be additional monthly tickets to give people more choices.
Source: tuoitre.vn (Chau Tuan – Thu Dung)
Source: Vietnam Insider