Metro rail to remain operational in Dhaka during Eid holidays

The metro rail will remain operational in Dhaka during the Eid holidays and even on the day of Eid, said MAN Siddique, managing director of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL).

“We’ve planned to run the rail during the Eid holidays, including on the Eid day,” MAN Siddique managing director of the DMTCL said.

As per the decision, during the Eid holidays, from April 20 to the day after Eid, metro rail will run from 8am to 2pm at 20-minute break, instead of the current 10-minute break, he said.

Siddique also said the physical works of the MRT Line-5 (northern route) will start in July this year.

“Construction work will begin with the development of the depot,” said Siddique.

And trains on Eid day will be operated from 2pm to 6pm, he said.

According to the authorities, the metro rail has so far carried 13.58 lakh passengers from December 29 last year till April 17 this year and earned Tk 7.33 crore.