The stage is set for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to inaugurate Bangladesh’s first urban rail in Dhaka on Wednesday.
Hasina will be the first passenger after the launch of the services.
The government is initially opening the 11.73km Uttara-Agargaon section with nine stations. After the full opening, expected in December 2023, people will travel from Uttara to Motijheel in 40 minutes. The entire 21.16km long route from Uttara to Kamalapur will cost Tk 334.71 billion, also funded by Japan, reports bdnews24.com.
The DMTCL, a state-run company, hopes that introducing metro rail will take small vehicles off Dhaka streets and cut the use of fossil fuels. It will add new dynamism to the connectivity system in Dhaka and enable people to save their work hours. Altogether, the metro rail system is expected to bring a positive change to the lives of Dhaka residents.
More than 50 countries across the world provide metro rail services. China alone has 46 metro systems, while the US and India have 15 each. Now Bangladesh is going to join the metro club.
