Metro rail Uttara Centre station opened for commuters

The Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) authorities have opened the Uttara Centre station of the country’s first-ever metro rail service for commuters.

The doors of the station were opened for passenger movement around 8 am on Saturday and this is the fourth station of the metro rail service currently in operation.

The rest of the stations will be opened in phases within the next month, according to the project officials. Meanwhile, Mirpur-10 station is set to be opened on March 1.

The Uttara to Agargaon segment of the metro rail was made accessible to the public on December 29, 2022.

On 25 January, the authorities opened Mirpur's Pallabi Station, nearly one month after the inauguration of the metro rail service in Dhaka.

At present, commuters are using Uttara North Station to Pallabi, Pallabi to Uttara, and Agargaon to Pallabi routes.

The government has fixed Tk 30 for Uttara North Station to Pallabi, Pallabi to Uttara, and Agargaon to Pallabi.

According to the DMTCL, the rail operation to Motijheel may start by the end of 2024 and Kamalapur by 2025.

The metro rail will begin operation from Agargaon to Kamalapur route with 24 trains by December 2024.