Lesson 3/44 min
Metro rail
Dhaka Metro Rail (MRT Line-6)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Project | Dhaka Mass Transit Company (MRT-6); under the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges |
| Route | Uttara–Motijheel–Kamalapur |
| First span | 7 April 2018 (piers 22 and 23, Diabari, Uttara) |
| Inaugurated | 28 December 2022; open to the public on 29 December 2022 |
| Length | Uttara–Motijheel 20.10 km; Uttara–Kamalapur 21.26 km |
| Train gap | Every 4 minutes (book) |
| Capacity | 60,000 passengers an hour |
| Coach maker | Japan's Kawasaki–Mitsubishi consortium; red-and-green coaches |
| Funding | JICA (Japan) and the Government; the book gives the cost as about Tk 22,000 crore (Government 5,390, JICA 16,595 crore) |
| Consultant | Delhi Metro Rail Corporation |
| First driver | Moriom Afiza (book) |
| Slogan | ‘Time saved, fuel saved, metro rail will cut the jam’ |
Watch out: The book says 16 stations. Web sources say 16 stations are in service from Uttara North to Motijheel (full commercial operation from November 2023), and 17 on the whole line including Kamalapur. An October 2026 report expects the Kamalapur section to open in July 2027, so the full 21.26 km is not yet open. Questions ask ‘Uttara–Motijheel 20.10 km’.
Underground metro (MRT Line-1, book plan)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Route | Airport–Khilkhet–Baridhara–Badda–Rampura–Mouchak–Kamalapur |
| Length in the book | 27 km; the Kuril–Purbachal part runs above ground |
| Support | JICA |
Memory trick: Metro: inaugurated 28 December 2022, public from 29 December; Uttara–Motijheel 20.10 km; 60,000 an hour.
Check yourself
When was the country's first metro rail inaugurated?
At a glance
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Dhaka Metro Rail (MRT-6): Uttara–Motijheel–Kamalapur; inaugurated 28 December 2022; public from 29 December 2022.
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Uttara–Motijheel 20.10 km; Uttara–Kamalapur 21.26 km; capacity 60,000 passengers an hour.
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Funded by JICA and the Government; coaches by Kawasaki–Mitsubishi; consultant Delhi Metro Rail Corporation.
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The Kamalapur section is not yet open (a 2026 report targets July 2027); 16 stations are in service, 17 on the full line.