Bến Thành Station (Vietnamese: Ga Bến Thành) is an underground Ho Chi Minh City Metro interchange station on the Line 1 and the future Line 2, Line 3A, and Line 4A.[1][2] Located under the September 23rd Park and Quách Thị Trang Square, in front of Bến Thành Market, the station serves as the central metro station in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.[3][4][5] The station opened on 22 December 2024.[6]
Station layout
| GF | Ground Floor | Entrances/Exits |
| B1F | 1st Floor | Ticket sales area, commercial area, technical department area, platform gates & ticket gates |
| B2F | 2nd Floor | Technical department area |
| Platform | Platform 1 | L1 Line 1 to Opera House (for Suối Tiên) → |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left/right side | ||
| Platform 2 | L1 Line 1 to Opera House (for Suối Tiên) → | |
| B3F | 3rd Floor | Technical department area |
| Platform | Platform 3 | ← L4 Line 4 to Hoàng Diệu (for Hiệp Phước Port) (planned) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the right side | ||
| Platform 4 | L4 Line 4 to Turtle Lake (for Thạnh Xuân) (planned) Transfer to L3 Line 3 on the next station → | |
| B4F Platform |
Platform 5 | ← L2 Line 2 to Tao Đàn (for Tân Bình) (phase 1, under construction) Transfer to L3 Line 3 on the next station |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left/right side | ||
| Platform 6 | ← L2 Line 2 to Tao Đàn (for Tân Bình) (phase 1, under construction) Transfer to L3 Line 3 on the next station L2 Line 2 to Hàm Nghi (for Thủ Thiêm) (phase 2, planned) → | |
Surrounding area
Located at Quách Thị Trang Square, the top most busiest intersection of the city, the station is surrounded by:
- Bến Thành Market
- Nguyễn An Ninh Street – Saigon Halal Street
- Saigon General Hospital
- Saigon Railway Transport JSC Headquarter (Tòa nhà Hỏa Xa)
- Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts
- September 23rd Park
- New World Saigon Hotel
- A&B Tower
- One Central Saigon (under construction)
- Saigon Centre
- SJC Tower (on hold; previously was place of the ITC building that was destroyed in 2002 by fire)
The city government planned to renovate the Quách Thị Trang Square, an area around the station, become a pedestrian crossing like Times Square in New York City or Shibuya Crossing like Tokyo, etc. Both the statues of Trần Nguyên Hãn and Quách Thị Trang will be returned to the square after being stored for years in Phú Lâm Park in District 6 (Chợ Lớn) and Bách Tùng Diệp Park in District 1, respectively.
See also
- Quách Thị Trang Square
- September 23rd Park
- Suối Tiên Terminal station (Line 1)
- Opera House station (Line 1)
- Tao Đàn station (Line 2)
- Hàm Nghi Station (Line 2)
References
- ^ VnExpress. "A glimpse of Saigon's metro stations - VnExpress International". VnExpress International – Latest news, business, travel and analysis from Vietnam. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
- ^ VnExpress. "Next to HCMC's Ben Thanh market, metro station takes shape - VnExpress International". VnExpress International – Latest news, business, travel and analysis from Vietnam. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
- ^ "Ben Thanh Station – A 3-line metro interchange that will transform Ho Chi Minh City". Future Southeast Asia. 2021-04-20. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
- ^ "New Renderings Show Expanse of Ben Thanh Metro Interchange, Plaza | Saigoneer". saigoneer.com. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
- ^ "As Metro Line 1 Nears Completion, Saigon Moves Forward With Plans for Line 3A | Saigoneer". saigoneer.com. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
- ^ "'Finally, we made it!': Ho Chi Minh City celebrates first metro". CNA. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- ^ https://images.kienthuc.net.vn/zoomw/800/uploaded/pvductinh/2024_04_18/tp-hcm-ben-trong-tuyen-metro-so-1-ben-thanh-suoi-tien-co-gi-hinh-4.jpg
- ^ vi:Ga Bến Thành
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