Ho Chi Minh City proceeds with the digitalization of Metro Line 1 to develop an operational scenario for Metro Line 1

By tuoitre.vn - 05/07/2024

The above content was provided by Mr. Le Minh Triet, Director of Urban Railway Company Limited No. 1, regarding the preparation for taking over, operating, and maintaining Metro Line No. 1 (Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien) in the near future.

On the afternoon of July 5, the Ho Chi Minh City Urban Railway Company Limited signed a cooperation agreement with Portcoast, a port design consultancy and marine engineering company, to apply the world's modern BIM - GIS technology to "digitalize" the entire metro line No. 1.

According to Mr. Triet, metro line No. 1 is currently nearing completion and is expected to commence commercial operations at the end of 2024.

To support the entire process of management, operation, and maintenance, the parties will collaborate to collect information along the entire metro line No. 1. From there, they will build a 3D model with Building Information Modeling (BIM) and integrate this model into the Geographic Information System (GIS).

"This model not only outlines the route but also updates each coordinate position to support the operation of metro line No. 1 using technology, aiming to optimize the line's operational efficiency.

Based on this, the control center operators can easily determine the "health" of each component, know when maintenance is needed, and even detect damaged components promptly to handle maintenance efficiently and save costs," Mr. Triet said.

In particular, Mr. Triet emphasized that based on this information model, managers can also simulate possible scenarios and incidents at the station and quickly devise the fastest handling plans.

In the long run, this model will also serve the development of the urban railway network, integrated into the public transport planning and urban traffic planning of Ho Chi Minh City.