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Dhaka Metro
Overview
Native nameTemplate:Lang-bn
LocaleDhaka, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh
Transit typeMass Rapid Transit, Light Rapid Transit
Number of lines
  • 1 (under construction)
  • 6 (planned)
Line numberUnder Construction
Planned
Number of stations
  • 16 (under construction)
  • 104 (planned/proposed)C
Key peopleMr. Md. Nazrul Islam (Chairman)
Mr. M. A. N. Siddique
(Managing Director)[1]
HeadquartersProbashi Kallyan Bhaban, Old Elephant Rd, Dhaka, Bangladesh[2]
Websitewww.dmtcl.gov.bd
Operation
Operation will startDecember 2022[3]
Operator(s)Dhaka Mass Transit Company Ltd.
Number of vehicles24 trains[4]
Technical
System length
  • 20.1 km (12.5 mi)(under construction)
  • 128.741 km (79.996 mi)(planned)[5]
Track gaugeStandard gauge
Electrification1500V DC via Overhead
Average speed30 km/h (19 mph)[6]
Top speed100 km/h (62 mph)[6]
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Dhaka Metro Rail (Template:Lang-bn), colloquially known as the Dhaka Metro (Template:Lang-bn) is an approved mass rapid transit system under construction in Dhaka, the capital and the busiest city of Bangladesh. Together with a separate Light rapid transit (LRT) system, it has been long called for to ease the extreme traffic jams and congestion that occur throughout the entire city daily, one of the heaviest in the world. It is a part of the 20-year long Strategic Transport Plan (STP) outlined by the Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority (DTCA), a governmental agency.[7] As of 2022, the metro rail system consists of one line referred to as the MRT (Mass Rapid Transit) Line-6, with other metro rail lines going to be added in the future.

Overview

Line-6 consists of 16 elevated stations each of 180m long and 20.1 km (12.5 mi) of electricity-powered light rail tracks. All of Line-6, save for the depot, and some of its accompanying LRT, will be elevated above current roads primarily above road medians to allow traffic flow underneath, with stations also elevated.

Dhaka Metro is projected to serve more than 60,000 passengers per hour by 2022, with wait times of approximately 4 minutes.[8] The entire route will be able to be travelled in less than 40 minutes at a speed of 100 km/h (62 mph), expected to drastically reduce the number of private cars on Dhaka's streets as well as their potentially 7-hour-long standstills.[9][10] The system plans to use magnetic contactless Integrated Circuit Ticketing commonly also known as smart cards.[7] Platform screen door (PSD) barriers used at the platform level will increase safety and increase efficiency.[7]

When the service is in full operation, trains of six air-conditioned spacious cars will arrive every four minutes going each way at each of the 16 stations.[10]

The project is being managed by the Communications Ministry's Dhaka Transport Co-ordination Authority, and a consortium of foreign as well as Bangladeshi firms known as NKDM Association is acting as General Consultant (GC). NKDM Association consists of: Nippon Koei Japan and Development Design Consultants (local consultant - Bangladesh).

Conception and origin

In a view to implement Dhaka City's 20-year long Strategic Transport (STP), Bangladesh Government invited Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to conduct a primary survey and feasibility study on the transport system of Dhaka back in 2009–2010. In 2012 the Government's Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) approved the project. A loan agreement between Bangladesh Government and JICA was signed in January 2013. Dhaka Mass Transit Company Ltd. (DMTC), the implementing agency of the first metro line named MRT Line-6 was formed in January 2013. The General Consultant (GC) namely the NKDM Association commenced work from February 2014. In June 2013, Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTC) was established by the Government to implement the Metro Rail Lines across the city.[11]

Network

Under construction/planned

Line Expected completion Stations Length (km) Terminals Interchange Stations Depot
MRT 1
(Airport Route) 		2026 Shahjalal International Airport Shahjalal International Airport Teminal 3, Khilkhet, Jamuna Future Park, Notun Bazar, North Badda, Central Badda, Hatirjheel East, Banasree, Malibagh, Rajarbagh, Kamalapur Railway Station 21B 31.241B Shahjalal International Airport Kamalapur Railway Station Kamalapur Railway Station (MRT Line 1, 2, 4, 6), Notun Bazar (MRT Line 1, 5 North) Rupganj
MRT 1
(Purbachal Route) 		Notun Bazar, Jamuna Future Park, Bashundhara, Police Officer's Housing Society, Pink City, Purbachal West, Purbachal Centre, Purbachal East, Purbachal Terminal Notun Bazar Purbachal Terminal
MRT 2 2030 Gabtoli, Embankment Road, Bosila, Mohammadpur, Lalmatia, Dhanmondi-27, Sat Masjid Road, Zigatola, Dhanmondi-2, Science Laboratory, Elephant Road, New Market, Nilkhet, BUET, Azimpur, Dhaka Medical College, Wari, Motijheel, Arambagh, Kamalapur Railway Station, Mugda, Manda, Demra, Chittagong Road 22 24[12] Gabtoli Chittagong Road Gabotoli (MRT Line-5 North and South), Kamalapur Railway Station (MRT Line 1, 2, 4, 6) Hemayetpur
MRT 4 2030 Kamalapur Railway Station, Narayonganj 15 16[12] Kamalapur Railway Station Narayonganj Kamalapur Railway Station (MRT Line 1, 2, 4, 6)
MRT 5
(Northern Route) 		2028 Hemayetpur, Baliarpur, Bilamalia, Amin Bazar, Gabtoli, Darus Salam, Mirpur 1, Mirpur 10, Mirpur 14, Cantonment, Banani, Gulshan-2, Notun Bazar, United City 14 20 Hemayetpur United City Gabtoli (MRT Line-5 North and South), Notun Bazar (MRT Line 1, 5) Hemayetpur
MRT 5
(Southern Route) 		2030 Gabtoli, Technical Circle, Kallyanpur, Shyamoli, College Gate, Asad Gate, Russell Square, West Panthapath, Karwan Bazar, Hatirjheel, Tejgaon, Niketon, Aftabnagar West, Aftabnagar Center, Aftabnagar East, Dasherkandi 16 17.4 Gabtoli Dasherkandi Gabtoli (MRT Line-5 North and South) Dasherkandi
MRT 6
1st Phase 		2022[13] Uttara North, Uttara Center, Uttara South, Pallabi, Mirpur-11, Mirpur-10, Kazipara, Shewrapara, Agargaon[13] 9[13] 11.73[13] Uttara Terminal Kamalapur Railway Station Kamalapur Railway Station (MRT Line 1, 2, 4, 6) Uttara Terminal
MRT 6
2nd Phase 		2024 Bijoy Sarani, Farmgate, Kawran Bazar, Shahbag, Dhaka University, Bangladesh Secretariat, Motijheel 7 8.37
Total 104C 128.741A
Dhaka Metro
Legend
Airport Shahjalal International Airport
 
 1  Airport Route
Airport Terminal 3 Shahjalal International Airport
 
 6 
Uttara Terminal
Khilkhet
Uttara North
Purbachal Terminal
 1  Purbachal Route
Uttara Center
Purbachal East
Uttara South
Purbachal Centre
Pallabi
SHCS
Mirpur 11
Mostul
 5  Northern
Hemayetpur
Boalia
Depot (5 Northern)
Joar Sahara
Baliarpur
Nadda
Bilamalia
Vatara
 5  Northern Route
Amin Bazar
Nutun Bazar
 1  Purbachal Route
 2   5  Southern
Gabtoli
Gulshan 2
Darus Salam
Banani
Mirpur 1
Kachukhet
Mirpur 10
Mirpur 14
Technical Circle
Kallyanpur
North Badda
Shyamoli
Badda
College Gate
Asad Gate
Dasherkandi
 5  Southern Route
Russel Square
Nasirabad
Kazipara
Aftabnagar East
Shewrapara
Aftabnagar Center
Agargaon
Aftabnagar
Bijoy Sarani
Niketon
Farmgate
Tejgaon
Karwan Bazar
Hatirjheel
Shahbag
Rampura
Dhaka University
Malibagh
Bangladesh Secretariat
Rajarbagh
 6 
Motijheel
Kamalapur
 1  Airport Route  4   6 
 4 
 Narayanganj
Chittagong Road
 2 

Lines 2, 4 and 5 (Southern) may change in the future

Lines

MRT Line-1 (Airport Route)

Construction of 19.872 km (12.348 mi) long underground line, MRT Line-1 (Airport Route) is set to begin in June 2023, costing US$6.1 billion.[14] It will start from Shahjalal International Airport and stop at Kamalapur Railway Station. Line will have 12 underground stations. Stations will be constructed at Shahjalal International Airport, Shahjalal International Airport Teminal 3, Khilkhet, Jamuna Future Park, Notun Bazar, Uttar Badda, Badda, Hatirjheel East, Rampura, Malibagh, Rajarbagh and Kamalapur Railway Station. MRT Line-1 will have interchange of MRT Line-6, MRT Line-2 and MRT Line-4 at Kamalapur Railway Station. There will be interchange of MRT Line-5 Northern Route and Purbachal route of MRT Line-1 in the Nutun Bazar. Hatirjheel East of MRT Line-1 and Aftab Nagar West Station of MRT Line-5: Southern Route will have Interchange. Above all, the airport will have an interchange of MRT Line-1 with BRT Line-3.[15] The government will provide US$1.5 billion while the Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) will fund US$4.6 billion.[16]

MRT Line-1 (Purbachal Route)

MRT Line-1 (Purbachal Route) will be 11.369 km (7.064 mi) long and it will have stations at Notun Bazar, Jamuna Future Park, Bashundhara, Police Officers’ Housing Society, Mastul, Purbachal West, Purbachal Centre, Purbachal Sector-7 and Purbachal depot. Of these stations, Notun Bazar and Jamuna Future Park would be underground as a part of the airport route.[17]

MRT Line-2

MRT-2 will connect Gabtoli with Chattogram Road via Bosila, Zigatola, Science Lab, Azimpur, Shaheed Minar, Golap Shah Mazar, Motijheel, Mugda and Demra.This line will have a length of 24 km

MRT Line-4

MRT Line-4 will connect Kamalapur Railway Station with Narayanganj with underground lines.[17] Length of this line will be 16 km (9.9 mi). According to a survey conducted by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), MRT Line-4 will run parallel to an existing line which will be converted to dual gauge railway line by order of Bangladesh Railway Authority. MRT Line-4 may not be financially viable.[18]

MRT Line-5 (Northern Route)

Construction of MRT Line-5 (Northern Route) will begin from June 2023.[14] MRT Line-5 (Northern Route) will start from Hemayetpur of Savar Upazila and end at Bhatara, costing US$4.85 billion.[17] It expected to be 20 km (12 mi) long in total.[17]Northern route will be 13.5 km (8.4 mi) underground and 6.5 km (4.0 mi) elevated. It will have 14 stations of them 9 stations will be underground. Those underground stations will be constructed at Gabtoli, Darus Salam, Mirpur 1, Mirpur 10, Mirpur 14, Kachukhet, Banani, Gulshan-2 and Notun Bazar. 5 stations will be elevated. 5 elevated stations will be constructed at Hemayetpur, Baliarpur, Bilamalia, Amin Bazar and Bhatara. MRT Line-5 (Northern Route) will have depot at Hemayetpur of Savar Upazila.[19]

MRT Line-5 (Southern Route)

MRT Line-5 (Southern Route) which is about 17.4 km (10.8 mi) long is expected to commence within 2027. It stretches from Gabtoli to Dasherkandi. Stations for this route are: Gabtoli, Technical Circle, Kallyanpur, Shyamoli, College Gate, Asad Gate, Russell Square, West Panthapath, Karwan Bazar, Hatirjheel, Tejgaon, Niketon, Aftabnagar West, Aftabnagar Center, Aftabnagar East and end at Dasherkandi with the station and depot. Interchanges to other lines are possible at Gabtoli to MRT 5 (Northern Route).

MRT Line-6

Line-6 consists of 16 elevated stations each of 180m long and 20.1 km (12.5 mi) of electricity-powered light rail tracks. All of Line-6, save for the depot, and some of its accompanying LRT, elevated above current roads primarily above road medians to allow traffic flow underneath, with stations also elevated. The civil work is being done by the Italian-Thai Development Public Company Ltd. and China's Sinohydro Corporation Ltd. JV and a Tokyo-based construction company is developing the depot's land.[20][21]

History

The deal for construction of the MRT Line-6, costing US$2.8 billion, was signed by the Government of Bangladesh with the Japan International Cooperation Agency on 20 February 2013.[22] Construction began on 26 June 2016 with an inauguration ceremony presided over by the reigning prime minister Sheikh Hasina.[23] The first route, originally projected to start from Uttara, a northern suburb of Dhaka, to Sayedabad, in the south of the capital,[24] was eventually extended north to Uttara and truncated south to Motijheel.[25] Its launch was delayed several times.

Current Progress

Initiatives have been taken to extend the line from Motijheel to Kamalapur. Topographic Survey has already been completed. Social Survey in progress. The length of this part is 1.17 km. This will enable the passengers of Kamalapur railway station to travel by metro rail.[26]

First Phase

First phase which starts from Uttara and ends at Agargaon will have nine station.[13] First phase length will be about 11.73 km (7.29 mi) long.[13] As of 2022, It is expected that first phase will be open for public on Victory day(December 16) 2022.[13] As of February 2022, progress of the first phase is about 90.08 percent.[27]

Second Phase

Second phase will begin from Agargaon and finishes at Motijheel. It will be 8.37 km (5.20 mi) long. It will have seven stations. As of 2022, it is expected it will be opened for commercial in December 2023. Second phase's physical progress stands at 73.08 percent.[27]

Network Map

Map
Dhaka Metro network map

See also

Notes

1. The network is planned to contain six lines (Counting MRT Line-1 as one line) with a total mileage of 128.741 kilometres (79.996 mi). MRT Line-6 is already under construction. Other lines are being planned.[28]
2.Airport route will have 12 underground station and Purbachal route will have 9 elevated station. Airport route will be 19.872 km (12.348 mi) and Purbachal route will be 11.369 km (7.064 mi).[15]
3. 104, if interchanges are counted multiple times.[29]

References

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