(5) Density of serviceable routes is 1.09-1.32 km/km2 and the number of buses is expected to be 0.83-1.06/1000 people.
Diversification of bus services: (1) To open metropolitan trunk services, gateway trunk services, express services, direct services, linked services, ordinary services, night services, and air-conditioned services. (2) To develop some bus service corridors with exclusive bus ways during peak-hours in the metropolitan areas that are equipped with priority signals and a modern communication control system. (3) To do marketing service regularly in order to obtain travel demand etc.
Metro Development Directions
Objectives: formulating modern and important trunk lines for mass transit; effectively integrate with bus routes towards gradually ease urban traffic congestion, etc.
Related studies during previous years:
(1) During 1996-1999, the TDSI South, under the assignment of HCMC People's Committee and HCMC Urban Transport and Public Work Service, and in coordination with relevant agencies in HCMC, worked out the Plan for Urban Railway System up to 2020, and the years after that.
(2) During 1996-1997, the Dresden University, German, in close ordination with TDSI South, conducted Pre-Feasibility Study for 3 metro lines in the old inner urban area of HCM City.
Major indicators in metro development direction:
Estimated technical parameters of the metro system are as follows:
・Attractive force 1.2/1.5kV DC
・Train length 3 double-carriers (or 6 20m-carriers)
・Train weight (full) MW=360tons
・Platform length 125m
・Distance between 2 stations 700-1300m
・Maximum speed 80km/h
・Shortest interval 4 minutes (2 minutes)
・Track gauge 1435mm
・Ip max 40‰
Estimated Metro lines:
・Radial Northwest-Southeast: 47km
Ben Thanh-Hoa Hung-Chien Thang Park-Tan Son Nhat: 6.95km high priority
