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| Company type | Government-owned company |
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| Industry | Rapid transit |
| Founded | 3 June 2013; 11 years ago (3 June 2013) |
| Headquarters | Probashi Kallyan Bhaban (Level-14), 71, 72, Old Elephant Road, Eskaton Garden, Ramna, , |
Area served | Dhaka metropolis and adjoining areas |
Key people | M. A. N. Siddique |
| Owner | Government of Bangladesh |
| Parent | Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority |
| Divisions | Road Transport and Highways Division |
| Website | dmtcl |
Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited, commonly known as DMTCL, is a government-owned company responsible for operating Dhaka Metro Rail, a mass rapid transit system in Dhaka and adjoining areas. The company was established on 3 June 2013 under the Companies Act 1994, a law that governs companies in Bangladesh.[1] Out of 5 metro lines planned by the DMTCL, the MRT Line-6 was inaugurated on 28 December 2022 by the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[2]
Moving People, Saving Time and Environment [3]
To reduce the traffic congestion by providing a fast, safe, reliable, air-conditioned, time-saving, electricity-driven, environment-friendly and remote-controlled public transport system for Dhaka and its adjoining areas. [3]
Bangladesh Government has undertaken the following Time-bound Action Plan 2030 to establish a state-of-the-art robust Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Network consisting of 6 (Six) Metro Rail routes which will have 104 stations along the total length of 128.741 kilometers line under Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL). [3]
| SL | Name of MRT Route | Phase | Projected year of completion | Type |
| 1 | MRT Line-6 * | First | 2025 | Elevated |
| 2 | MRT Line-1 | Second | 2026 | Elevated
and Underground |
| 3 | MRT Line-5: Northern Route | 2028 | ||
| 4 | MRT Line-5: Southern Route | Third | 2030 | |
| 5 | MRT Line-2 | |||
| 6 | MRT Line-4 |
* In compliance with the Honorable Prime Minister's directives works for the extension of MRT Line-6 from Motijheel to Kamlapur is ongoing. [3]
The total length of Mass Rapid Transit or Metro Rail Network that is being implemented adhering the Time-bound Action Plan 2030 under Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) is 140.701 Kilometers. There will be 67 stations. The Route-based details are as follows: [4]
| Name of MRT Line | Length in Kilometer [4] | Number of Station [4] | ||||
| Total | Elevated | Underground | Total # | Elevated | Underground | |
| MRT Line-6 | 21.26 | 21.26 | - | 17 | 17 | - |
| MRT Line-1 | 31.241 | 11.369 | 19.872 | 21 | 07 | 14 |
| MRT Line-5:
Northern Route |
20.00 | 06.50 | 13.50 | 14 | 05 | 09 |
| MRT Line-5:
Southern Route |
17.20 | 04.10 | 13.10 | 15 | 04 | 11 |
| MRT Line-2* | 35.00 | To be finalized after Feasibility Study | ||||
| MRT Line-4 * | 16.00 | |||||
| Grand Total | 140.701 | |||||
* Approximate Length
MRT Line-6 [5]
Uttara North – Uttara Center – Uttara South – Pallabi – Mirpur 11- Mirpur 10- Kazipara – Shewrapara – Agargaon – Bijoy Sarani – Farmgate – Karwan Bazar – Shahbagh – Bangladesh Secretariat – Motijheel – Kamlapur
MRT Line-1 [6]
MRT Line-5: Northern Route [7]
Hemayetpur – Baliarpur – Bilamalia – Amin Bazar – Gabtoli – Dar-us-Salam – Mirpur 1 – Mirpur 10 – Kochukhet – Banani – Gulshan 2 – Natun Bazar - Vatara
Line-5: Southern Route [8]
Gabtoli – Technical – Kallyanpur – Shyamoli – College Gate – Asad Gate – Russel Square – Karwan Bazar – Hatirjheel – Tejgaon – Aftab Nagar – Aftab Nagar Center – Aftab Nagar East – Nasirabad – Dasherkandi
MRT Line-2 (Proposed Route) [9]
Gabtoli – Dhaka Udyan – Mohammadpur Bus Stand – Jhigatola – Science Laboratory – New Market – Azimpur – Palashi – Dhaka Medical College – Gulistan – Motijheel – Kamlapur – Manda – Dakhshingaon – Damripara – Signboard – Bhuighor – Jalkuri – Narayangonj Zilla Sadar
Gulistan – Naya Bazar – Sadarghat
MRT Line-4 (Proposed Route) [10]
Kamlapur – Sayedabad – Jatrabari – Shonir Akhra – Signboard – Chattogram Road – Kanchpur – Madanpur
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