Bangladesh start construction its first underground metro
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has inaugurated the construction work of the first subway in Bangladesh a month after the country rolled out its first metro rail system.
Bangladesh premier inaugurated the Mass Rapid Transit Line-1 at sector 4 in Purbachal on Thursday.
The total length of Metrorail Line-1 is 31.241 km, both underground and elevated. The length of the underground section from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to Kamalapur Railway Station is 19.87 kilometers.
On the other hand, an elevated part will be constructed from Natun Bazar to Purbachal, the length of which is 11.36 km. There will be 12 stations on the underground subway and 7 on the elevated way. A total of 25 trains, each having eight coaches, will operate on the line.
The total cost of the project now stands at Tk52,561.43 crore. Of the total amount, the Government of Bangladesh will provide Tk13,111.11 crore and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) will provide a soft loan of Tk39,450.32 crore.
The project is scheduled to be completed within December 2026, after which 8 lac people will be able to commute daily on the metro.
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