「ベトナム初の地下鉄」開業　日本のＯＤＡ活用、交通渋滞緩和へ―ホーチミン市

　【ハノイ時事】ベトナム南部のホーチミン市で２２日、都市鉄道１号線が開業した。地下区間は「ベトナム初の地下鉄」と位置付けられ、日本の政府開発援助（ＯＤＡ）の一環として円借款を活用。日系企業が建設に参画した。交通渋滞や大気汚染の緩和につながる効果が期待される。
　１号線は市中心部のベンタインと北東部のスオイティエンを約３０分で結ぶ。総距離は１９．７キロ、うち地下区間が２．５キロほどで、駅数は１４。資料によると、総事業費は日本円換算で約２１２０億円と見込まれていた。
　開業時期は当初、２０１５年初めを見込んでいたが、行政手続きの遅れや新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大による行動制限などを受け、数回にわたり後ろ倒しされた。（2024/12/22-18:25）

Vietnam's first subway service has begun operating in Ho Chi Minh City, southern Vietnam, as part of an urban railway line built with yen loans under Japan's official development assistance program.
   Japanese companies participated in the construction of the railway line, which went into service on Sunday. The railway line is expected to help reduce traffic congestion and air pollution.
   The line spans over 19.7 kilometers with 14 stations, including an underground section of some 2.5 km, which is regarded as Vietnam's first subway. The line connects Ben Thanh in the city center with Suoi Tien in the northeastern part of the city in about 30 minutes. The project's total cost was estimated at 212 billion yen.
   The line was originally expected to open in 2015, but the schedule was pushed back several times due to delays in administrative procedures and restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
   A woman in her 40s from Ho Chi Minh City who rode the train with her child said that she was curious and excited as it was the first time for her to ride an urban railway.