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History of the Ho Chi Minh City Metro

For the network currently under construction, see Ho Chi Minh City Metro.

History of the Ho Chi Minh City Metro
Thao Dien metro station under construction in 2023
Overview
Status 1   2  Under construction
LocaleHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemHo Chi Minh City Metro
Technical
CharacterUnderground
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
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History of Ho Chi Minh City
Before 1955
1782 Saigon massacre (1782)
Province of Gia Định
Siege of Saigon (18 February 1859 – 25 February 1861)
Battle of Ky Hoa (February 1861)
Treaty of Saigon (1862)
Treaty of Saigon (1874)
Battle of Saigon (1955)
Vietnam War
1960 South Vietnamese coup attempt (11 November 1960)
Operation Chopper (12 January 1962)
1962 South Vietnamese Independence Palace bombing (27 February 1962)
Self-immolation of Thích Quảng Đức (11 June 1963)
Double Seven Day scuffle (7 July 1963)
Xá Lợi Pagoda raids (21 August 1963)
1963 South Vietnamese coup d'état (1–2 November 1963)
Arrest and assassination of Ngô Đình Diệm (2 November 1963)
Attack on USNS Card (2 May 1964)
1964 Brinks Hotel bombing (24 December 1964)
1965 United States embassy bombing (30 March 1965)
1965 Saigon bombing (25 June 1965)
Operation Jackstay (26 March – 6 April 1966)
Operation Fairfax (November 1966 – 15 December 1967)
Viet Cong attack on Tan Son Nhut Air Base (4–5 December 1966)
Tet offensive battle of Cholon and Phu Tho Racetrack (31 January – 11 February 1968)
Tet offensive attack on Joint General Staff Compound (31 January – 1 February 1968)
Tet offensive attack on Tan Son Nhut Air Base (31 January 1968)
Tet offensive attack on the United States embassy (31 January 1968)
Battle of West Saigon (5–12 May 1968)
Battle of South Saigon (7–12 May 1968)
Hijacking of Pan Am Flight 841 (2 July 1972)
Bombing of Tan Son Nhut Air Base (28 April 1975)
Operation Frequent Wind (29–30 April 1975)
Fall of Saigon (30 April 1975)
After 1975
1996 Asian Judo Championships (9 to 10 November 1996)
1999 Badminton Asia Cup (10–14 November 1999)
2002 Ho Chi Minh City ITC fire (29 October 2002)
2005 AFC Futsal Championship (22 May – 4 June 2005)
2005 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships (29 August – 4 September 2005)
2012 Vietnam Open Grand Prix (20–26 August 2012)
Miss International Queen Vietnam 2023 (8 April 2023)
Metro • Names (district names) • Organised crime
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The history of the Ho Chi Minh City Metro includes early plans for the Ho Chi Minh City Metro which ultimately did not go ahead. The current plans which began construction in 2012 is an evolution of the earlier proposals.[1]

  1. ^ "Ho Chi Minh City plans to build a metro network". International Railway Journal. 1 May 2002. Archived from the original on 1 June 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2010.

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