Dhaka Metro Rail (DMR) is a rapid transit system under construction in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. A 20km Metro Rail route will be constructed from Uttara to Bangladesh Bank, having 16 stops. The 16 stations are Uttara, Mirpur, Rokeya Sarani, Khamarbari, Farmgate, Sonargaon Hotel, Shahbagh, Doel Chattar, and Topkhana Road.
The Dhaka Metro Rail Project has a total cost of Tk 22,000 crore. The Japanese government, through JICA, will provide Tk 16,600 crores of the total project cost of Tk 22,000 crores ($2.5 billion) as a loan at a 0.01% interest rate. The rest will have to be managed by the government.
The construction began in May 2015, and it is expected to be completed by 2022. It is being built as an elevated concrete structure. All stations are being constructed as elevated concrete structures with massive pillars.
It will not be a ground-level track like the ones you find in many cities worldwide, but rather a series of elevated tracks that run above the ground level. This is to keep these stations well away from traffic and pollution to ensure maximum comfort for passengers over long distances.
The development of a metro rail project in Dhaka is speeding up in order to relieve the city’s severe traffic congestion. In two stages, the project will be completed. The metro rail service, officially known as the rapid mass transit (MRT) Line-6, is scheduled to transport around 60,000 people every hour once it is finished.
It is expected to save travel time inside Dhaka city by a substantial amount. The initiative is estimated to save TK 200 billion every year, which will be a significant boon to our first-generation economy.
However, Dhaka residents have been experiencing challenges as a result of significant traffic congestion since the project began. The continuous excavation for the metro train has resulted in this predicament.
