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    Metro Rail is a mass rapid transit system that operates in densely populated urban areas where other modes of transportation are ineffective or inconvenient. It provides a sustainable and efficient way to transport large numbers of people through dedicated tracks powered by electricity either at grade, elevated, or underground. The first Metro Rail system was proposed in 1830 in London to reduce traffic congestion. Now Metro Rail systems operate in 192 cities worldwide, with China having the most systems and fastest growth. Bangladesh has embarked on constructing its first Metro Rail system to serve Dhaka as part of its transportation master plan, with the first line opening in 2023 connecting Uttara to Kamalapur. The system will eventually span 129 km and 6 lines to be completed by

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    Metro Rail is a mass rapid transit system that operates in densely populated urban areas where other modes of transportation are ineffective or inconvenient. It provides a sustainable and efficient way to transport large numbers of people through dedicated tracks powered by electricity either at grade, elevated, or underground. The first Metro Rail system was proposed in 1830 in London to reduce traffic congestion. Now Metro Rail systems operate in 192 cities worldwide, with China having the most systems and fastest growth. Bangladesh has embarked on constructing its first Metro Rail system to serve Dhaka as part of its transportation master plan, with the first line opening in 2023 connecting Uttara to Kamalapur. The system will eventually span 129 km and 6 lines to be completed by

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    Metro Rail is a mass rapid transit system that operates in densely populated urban areas where other modes of transportation are ineffective or inconvenient. It provides a sustainable and efficient way to transport large numbers of people through dedicated tracks powered by electricity either at grade, elevated, or underground. The first Metro Rail system was proposed in 1830 in London to reduce traffic congestion. Now Metro Rail systems operate in 192 cities worldwide, with China having the most systems and fastest growth. Bangladesh has embarked on constructing its first Metro Rail system to serve Dhaka as part of its transportation master plan, with the first line opening in 2023 connecting Uttara to Kamalapur. The system will eventually span 129 km and 6 lines to be completed by

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    Metro Rail

    An epoch in city transportation


    Metro Rail
    Metro Rail is a mass rapid transit system that operates in urban
    area where population is too densely that other modes of
    transports are ineffective or inconvenient. For easy and
    efficient transport of large number of people Metro Rail offers
    very remarkable solution. Metro Rail can operate at grade, in
    elevated sections or through a tunnel with a dedicated truck
    powered mainly by electricity. Beside providing sustainable
    means of transportation, Metro Rail also adds aesthetic value
    to the urban areas.de1

    History of Metro Rail


    The first schemer or proponent of Metro Rail system is credited
    to Charles person, a British lawyer and politician. As a solicitor
    to London City he proposed to build a railway tunnel in 1830 to
    reduce a high level of traffic congestion with carts, cabs and
    omnibuses. By World War I many European cities introduced
    Metro Rail system powered by electricity. Japan inaugurated
    Metro Rail in1927 as the first country in Asia. India did so in 24
    October 1984 in Calcutta City. In the 21 st century, china became
    the world’s leader by number of rapid transit systems as well as
    the fastest growth of such systems. At present Metro Rail
    system is operating in 192 cities of 60 countries worldwide.

    Metro Rail in Bangladesh


    In prospect of making the country a developed one the
    present government had initiated the project of
    constructing Metro Rail system in and around Dhaka City
    as part of Dhaka’s 20-year-long Strategic Transport Plan.
    Bangladesh made collaboration with Japan International
    cooperation Agency (JICA) to study the feasibility of
    construction a Metro Rail system in 2009-2010. Dhaka
    Mass Transit Company is the responsible body created by
    the government to implement government plans. Metro
    Rail system is planned to contain six lines of which the
    MRT Line-6 is the first constructed Metro Rail in
    Bangladesh stretching from Uttara to Kamalapur. A
    cooperation deal of about US $2.8 billion was made with
    JICA on 20 February 2013. On 26 June 2016 construction
    began with the inauguration ceremony presided over by
    Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The Metro Rail currently
    operates on the Uttara-Motijheel route after second
    inauguration on 4 November 2023. Under DMTCL total
    length of Metro Rail line will be 129.901 km (elevated
    68.729 km, underground-61.172 km). Government has
    taken a long term plan to finish the project by year 2030.
    Description of MRT Lines
    Line Route Length(km) Station Type Finishing time
    MRT-1 Airport-Kamalapur+ 31.24 21 Elevated and 2026
    Notun Bazar-purbachal Underground
    MRT-2 Gabtoli- 24 - Elevated and 2030
    ChittagongRoad Underground
    MRT-3 Kamlapur-Narayanganj 16 - Elevated 2030
    MRT-4 Hemayetpur-Vatara 20 14 Elevated and 2028
    Underground
    MRT-5 Gabtoli- Dasherkandi 17.40 15 Elevated and 2030
    Underground
    MRT-6 Uttara- kamlapur 21.26 17 Elevated 2025

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