MRT, MASS Rapid Transit, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate metro rail on December 28. Initially, the flying train will run from Uttara Uttar station to Agargaon in a limited range. The distance of this road is 11.73 kilometers. These two stations will be opened on the inauguration day itself. Accordingly, all preparations have been completed. The remaining seven stations of this section of the Metrorail will also be opened in a phased manner.
Officials of the government-owned Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) said that the metro rail will run four hours a day for a few days after the inauguration. For this there will be five trains. But in the meantime 12 trains have been tested and kept ready. Initially no more than five trains will be required. After three months maybe all the trains will start running.
DMTCL officials said that there are a total of 9 stations on the 11.73 km route from Uttara to Agargaon. These include- Uttara North (Diabari), Uttara Centre, Uttara South, Pallabi, Mirpur-11, Mirpur-10, Kazipara, Sheorapara and Agargaon. The start and finish station will be opened on the opening day.
On Sunday morning, it was seen that both the stations are fully prepared. Keeping security in mind, police guards have been deployed at both the stations.
The government has fixed the minimum fare for metro rail at Tk 20. The fare from Uttara to Motijheel will be Tk 100. In the first phase, the metro rail will start running from Uttara Uttar station to Agargaon station and the fare will be Tk 60 per passenger.
Besides, the fare from Uttara North Station to Uttara Center (Central) and Uttara South Station will be the same 20 taka. From Uttara North, the fare for Pallabi and Mirpur-11 stations is Tk 30, the fare for Mirpur-10 and Kazipara stations is Tk 40 and the fare for Sheorapara station is Tk 50.
