Photo: Bonik Barta Kazipara
Station of the metro rail will reopen tomorrow, Friday (September 20). The
station had been closed for repairs after it was damaged during the
anti-discrimination student movement. The total cost of the repairs reached BDT
2.05 million.
Speaking
at a press conference today, Thursday (September 19), Mohammad Abdur Rouf,
Managing Director of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL), shared this
information.
It
was also announced at the press conference that metro trains will now operate
regularly on Fridays as well starting tomorrow.
MD
Abdur Rouf said, “There has been a longstanding public demand for metro rail
services to operate on Fridays. Hence, from tomorrow afternoon, metro trains will
run, but on a different schedule.”
He
added that on Fridays, trains will start running from Uttara North Station at
3:30 pm, with the last train departing at 9 pm. From Motijheel, services will
begin at 3:40 pm, and the final train will depart at 9:40 pm.
The
schedule for other days will remain the same, with the first train leaving
Uttara North at 7:10 am and the last one at 9 pm, with trains departing every 8
to 10 minutes. From Motijheel, services will start at 7:30 am, and the last
train will depart at 9:40 pm.
He
also mentioned that efforts are underway to open Mirpur 10 Station as soon as
possible.
