HCM City, June 28 -- HCM City is stepping up efforts to develop a nearly 1,000km-long inter-regional metro network following its coming merger with Binh Duong and Ba Ria - Vung Tau provinces, paving the way for the creation of a modern megacity. Building an inter-regional metro system City authorities are urgently reviewing and aligning the urban railway development plan with the new administration model, focusing on station locations, depots, underground zoning and urban development following the transit-oriented development (TOD) model. Prior to the merger plan, HCM City had approved 12 metro lines with a total length of about 510km, of which seven priority routes spanning 355km are expected to be completed by 2035. In parallel, two add...