In Pictures: Metro rail completes test run

The metro rail completed another trial run from Uttara to Agargaon route on Sunday.

The trail run began from its Diabari station in Uttara at around 9.30am and reached Agargaon station at 11.00am.

The speed of the train was 100 km/h when it reached Mirpur 10 intersection and later the speed was reduced to 15 km/h during the journey to Agargaon.

Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited Managing Director M A N Siddique said that the commercial operation of the train from Uttara to Agargaon will begin from December next year, and from Uttara to Motijheel will begin on December 2023.

So far, the metro rail performance test is completed in nine stations. The stations are: Uttara North, Uttara Centre, Uttara South, Pallabi, Mirpur-11, Mirpur-10, Kazipara, Shewrapara, and Agargaon.

Our photographer took these images from Uttara.