DHAKA, July 8 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh’s first metro rail in Dhaka was nearing completion on Friday with trial run on the ultimate section hyperlink from the capital metropolis’s Agargaon space to Motijheel business district.
The check run on the ultimate part of the 21.26-km venture, referred to as Mass Rapid Transit Line-6 (MRT 6), was flagged off by Minister of Road Transport and Bridges Obaidul Quader at a station in Dhaka.
According to the minister, if all trials and inspection go effectively, the prepare on the route can be launched for public use in October this yr.
He mentioned three stations – Farmgate, Secretariat and Motijheel – would initially be opened when trains begin operating on the Agargaon-Motijheel route.
Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL), a Bangladeshi state-owned enterprise based to implement the metro rail strains throughout Dhaka, is establishing the metro rail line, divided into eight packages, in two phases in collaboration with firms from China, Japan and Thailand.
The Line-6 consists of 17 elevated stations and electricity-powered mild rail tracks.
The first section of Bangladesh’s first metro rail from Dhaka’s Uttara to Agargaon started business operation on Dec. 28 final yr, setting a milestone within the South Asian nation’s transportation historical past.
A three way partnership between Sinohydro Corporation Limited, a subsidiary of the Chinese state-owned firm of EnergyChina, and Italian-Thai Development Public Company Limited, a Thai firm, had been constructing the principle depot for the MRT Line-6 in Dhaka since 2017.
The metro will ultimately cowl massive elements of Dhaka.
The overhead building of metro rail may help ease visitors gridlock within the capital. Once the venture is carried out, a prepare with six air-conditioned coaches will function each 4 minutes and carry a median of some 60,000 passengers per hour.