Metro rail to resume operations in a week

Staff Reporter :
Authorities will be prepared to resume metro rail operations within seven days, with the exception of two stations that were vandalised during the violence surrounding last month’s quota reform movement.

MAN Siddique, Managing Director of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited, informed the media on Sunday that the interim government will determine the exact date when trains will start running again.

“We will be ready to resume operations within a maximum of seven days,” Siddique stated, emphasising that full technical preparations have already begun.

He added that trial runs are expected to take place within the next two or three days.

Regarding the two damaged stations, Kazipara and Mirpur-10, Siddique noted, “The committee formed to assess the damages and all other technical issues is yet to submit the report.”

He expressed hope that the report would be submitted soon, allowing them to proceed based on the findings.

For the time being, metro rail operations will exclude the vandalised stations, with full services resuming once repairs and assessments are completed.