Ba Son station

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Ba Son
Entrance 3 of the station next to Saigon Marina IFC Tower
General information
LocationTôn Đức Thắng Boulevard, Bến Nghé, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
SystemHo Chi Minh City Metro station
LineL1
Bus routes30, 44, 53, 56, 88, 155
Construction
Structure type
Underground
Other information
StatusCompleted
History
Opened22 December 2024 (2024-12-22)
Services
Preceding station Ho Chi Minh City Metro logo Ho Chi Minh City Metro Following station
Opera House
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towards Ben Thanh
Line 1 Van Thanh Park
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Location

Ba Son station (Vietnamese: Ga Ba Son) is an underground Ho Chi Minh City Metro station on Line 1.[1] Located in District 1 at the site of the former Ba Son Shipyard (now is Ba Son Complex) next to the Ba Son Bridge, the station opened on 22 December 2024.[2][3][4]

Station layout

Source:[5]

GF Ground Floor Entrances/Exits
B1F 1st Floor Ticket sales area, commercial area, technical department area, platform gates & ticket gates
B2F
Platform
Platform 1 ← L1 Line 1 to Opera House (for Ben Thanh)
Island platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 2 L1 Line 1 to Van Thanh Park (for Suoi Tien Terminal) →

Surrounding area

Entrance 2 of the station next to Ba Son Bridge

Buildings surround the station in a radius of under a kilometer:

  • Ho Chi Minh City Television
  • Children's Hospital 2
  • Bến Nghé Ward People's Committee
  • Audi Ho Chi Minh City
  • Saigon Archdiocesan Pastoral Center
  • Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres convent
  • Carmelite Monastery of Saigon
  • Trưng Vương High School
  • Võ Trường Toản Secondary School
  • Ho Chi Minh City University of Social Sciences and Humanities – Main campus
  • Saigon University – Faculty of Kindergarten Pedagogy
  • Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens
  • Geological Museum of Vietnam
  • Ho Chi Minh City History Museum
  • Hoa Lư Sports Center
  • Ba Son Complex (Gate 2, 3, 4, 5)
    • Saigon Marina IFC (directly connected to Gate 4 and 5)
    • Grand Marina Saigon – Residences by Marriott International
    • Vinhomes Golden River
    • Ba Son Traditional House
  • Petrolimex Saigon
  • Saigon Trade Center
  • Green Power Tower – EVNHCMC
  • Sonatus Building
  • VFC Tower
  • CJ Building
  • Lim Tower
  • The Vertex Private Residences (Under construction)
  • The Waterfront Saigon (next to Gate 1)
  • Le Méridien Saigon (next to Gate 1)
  • The Nexus Complex (directly connected to Gate 1)
    • The Nexus
    • The Kross (Under construction)
    • Riverfront Financial Center (Formerly VPBank Tower Saigon)

References

  1. ↑ VnExpress. "Saigon underground metro station nears completion". VnExpress International – Latest news, business, travel and analysis from Vietnam. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  2. ↑ "Ho Chi Minh City announces massive tree removal plan for metro station". Thanh Nien Daily. 2016-03-24. Archived from the original on April 14, 2016. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  3. ↑ "Ho Chi Minh City Metro, Vietnam". Railway Technology. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  4. ↑ Ng, Josee (2021-05-06). "Ba Son Metro Station Is Completed Right Before New COVID-19 Rules Hit". TheSmartLocal Vietnam - Travel, Lifestyle, Culture & Language Guide. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  5. ↑ vi:Ga Ba Son