The long-awaited first-ever elevated metro train is now open for business, and prime minister Sheikh Hasina will officially open it on December 28.
“Dhaka is the second largest city in South Asia and the seventh largest in the world in terms of population. And the capital city is getting the most modern transportation system with metro rail for commuters,” managing director of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) MAN Siddique told BSS on Sunday.
He said that the metro train, which can carry more people in less time with pleasant means, will lessen public suffering.
The metro train authorities are currently working to finish stations, staircases, escalators, vending machines, ticketing systems, fresh rooms, platforms, elevators, CCTV cameras, waiting rooms, and other amenities so that they meet standards set by other countries.
Trial runs are currently being conducted between Uttara and Agargaon. The general public thinks that the metro rail’s opening following Padma Bridge will improve tax collection in addition to easing capital city traffic congestion.
According to the project’s specifications, a 10-set of trains with six coaches will initially travel between Uttara and Agargaon. The remaining two of the 10-set of trains will run as backup if one of them breaks down. The train will move slowly along this path for the time being.
However, one train will run every three and a half minutes if the train accelerates to full speed. The length of the train’s stopover at a station has not yet been determined.
The train will wait at each station until all passengers have boarded and exited. With 2,300 passengers, each train can travel at a speed of 100 to 110 km. However, in places with bends, the speed will be slower.
The capital city, which has a 306 square kilometer area, is believed to have about 23,000 inhabitants per square kilometer. As a result, the city frequently experiences traffic congestion.
They claimed that, following independence, the country was ruled by three political parties on many occasions. At the district or divisional level, none of the parties made any progress. The nation’s key industries have consequently grown in the nation’s capital. Every year, thousands of common people leave their villages and swarm to Dhaka in search of work.
