Metro rail’s test run on Agargaon-Motijheel begins

Staff Reporter :
The Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited has begun the trial run of the metro rail from Agargaon to Motijheel, marking a major milestone in the transportation project.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader inaugurated the trial run on Friday.

As part of this, a train ran on a trial basis on Wednesday night from Agargaon to Motijheel section of the metro rail to check whether the line is working properly.

During the inauguration ceremony, Obaidul Quader highlighted that various tests, including performance evaluations and integrated trials, will be conducted until 15 October.

The commercial metro rail service in this section will be officially inaugurated by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the end of October, the Minister added.

Earlier, on December 28 last year, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the country’s first elevated metro rail service, setting a milestone in the country’s communication history.

The metro rail on this 21.26km long route will reach Kamalapur from Uttara North in just 40 minutes with stops at 17 stations.

Metro rail has 24 sets of six coaches. Each metro rail has a maximum passenger carrying capacity of 2,308 and a capacity of 60,000 passengers per hour and 5000,000 passengers per day.