Dhaka Metro Rail

Dhaka Metro Rail (Bengali: ঢাকা মেট্রো রেল), known as the Dhaka Metro (Bengali: ঢাকা মেট্রো) is an approved mass rapid transit system under construction in Dhaka, the capital and the busiest city of Bangladesh. Together with a separate Light rapid transit (LRT) system, it has been long called for to ease the extreme traffic jams and congestion that occur throughout the entire city daily, one of the heaviest in the world. It is a part of the 20-year long Strategic Transport Plan (STP) outlined by the Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority (DTCA), a governmental agency.
Overview

Native name
Bengali: ঢাকা মেট্রো
Locale
Dhaka, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh
Transit type
Mass Rapid Transit, Light Rapid Transit
Number of lines
1 (under construction)
6 (planned)
Line number
MRT Line-1
(Airport Route)
MRT Line-1
(Purbachal Route)
MRT Line-2
MRT Line-4
MRT Line-5
(Northern Route)
MRT Line-5
(Southern Route)
MRT Line-6
Number of stations
16 (under construction)
104 (planned/proposed)C
Key people
Mr. Md. Nazrul Islam (Chairman)
Mr. M. A. N. Siddique
(Managing Director)
Headquarters
Probashi Kallyan Bhaban, Old Elephant Rd, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Website
www.dmtcl.gov.bd
Operation
Operation will start
December 2022
Operator(s)
Dhaka Mass Transit Company Ltd.
Number of vehicles
24 trains
Technical
System length
20.1 km (12.5 mi)(under construction)
128.741 km (79.996 mi)(planned)
Track gauge
Standard gauge
Electrification
1500V DC via Overhead
Average speed
30 km/h (19 mph)
Top speed
100 km/h (62 mph)
As of 2022, the metro rail system consists of one line referred to as the MRT (Mass Rapid Transit) Line-6, with other metro rail lines going to be added in the future.