Vietnam's first metro line opens after years of delays, construction

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Vietnam's  first metro line officially opened in Ho Chi Minh on Sunday (Dec 22) after years of delays and setbacks.  The railway line, built mostly with financial assistance from the Japanese government, was approved in 2007, with construction beginning in 2012.   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Vietnam's first metro line officially opened in Ho Chi Minh on Sunday, after years of delays

00:06and setbacks.

00:07The railway line, built mostly with financial assistance from the Japanese government, was

00:12approved in 2007, with construction beginning in 2012.

00:17After 17 years of planning and 12 years of construction, the line was finally completed

00:23at a cost of over 1.7 billion dollars, more than double the initial projected cost of

00:29668 million dollars.

00:32Ho Chi Minh residents who rode the train for the first time on Sunday were excited that

00:37the line was finally opened after the long delay.

00:40The Vietnamese government hopes the metro line will encourage motorists to switch to

00:44public transport and, in turn, help alleviate the severe traffic congestion which plagues

00:49the city.

00:51Residents on the metro line will be free during the first month of operation.

00:55Vietnam plans to construct a further six metro lines in Ho Chi Minh City.

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