The MRT Line 5 (Bengali: এমআরটি লাইন ৫, romanised: Em-Ar-Ti Lain Pachh) is an approved mass rapid transit line of Dhaka Metro Rail. It will be the third line of the Dhaka Metro Rail system. This line comprises Northern Route and Southern Route. The construction of the MRT Line 5's Northern Route began in 5 November 2023 and is scheduled to commence operation by 2028.[1]
| Mass Rapid Transit Line 5 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Status | Approved | ||
| Owner | Road Transport and Highways Division | ||
| Locale | Greater Dhaka, Bangladesh | ||
| Stations | 29 | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Rapid transit | ||
| System | Dhaka Metro Rail | ||
| Operator(s) | Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited | ||
| Depot(s) |
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| Daily ridership | 1,230,000 (estimated) | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | Northern Route: 20 kilometres (12 mi) Southern route: 17.3 kilometres (10.7 mi) | ||
| Number of tracks | 2 | ||
| Character | Elevated and underground | ||
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Background
editIn 2005, the World Bank published a study report, recommending that the government of Bangladesh build a mass transit system in Dhaka. In the same year, American consultancy firm Louis Berger Group prepared a strategic transport plan for Dhaka.[2] The World Bank helped to develop this plan, which proposed the construction of five MRT lines in Dhaka.[3] The five metro lines were MRT Line 1, MRT Line 2, MRT Line 4, MRT Line 5 and MRT Line 6.[4]
Stations
editNorthern Route
editThe construction of the Northern Route of the MRT Line 5 will start in July 2023 and will end by 2028.[5]
| Code | Name | Connections | Location | Opened | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Bengali | ||||
| 1 | Hemayetpur | হেমায়েতপুর | Savar Upazila | Planned | |
| 2 | Baliarpur | বালিয়ারপুর | |||
| 3 | Bilamalia | বিলামালিয়া | |||
| 4 | Amin Bazar | আমিনবাজার | |||
| 5 | Gabtoli | গাবতলী | MRT Line 2 MRT Line 5S |
Mirpur Model Thana | |
| 6 | Darus Salam | দারুস সালাম | Darus Salam Thana | ||
| 7 | Mirpur 1 | মিরপুর ১ | Mirpur Model Thana | ||
| 8 | Mirpur 10 | মিরপুর ১০ | MRT Line 6 | ||
| 9 | Mirpur 14 | মিরপুর ১৪ | |||
| 10 | Kochukhet | কচুক্ষেত | Cantonment Thana | ||
| 11 | Banani | বনানী | Banani Thana | ||
| 12 | Gulshan 2 | গুলশান ২ | Gulshan Thana | ||
| 13 | Notun Bazar | নতুন বাজার | MRT Line 1 | Vatara Thana | |
| 14 | Vatara | ভাটারা | |||
Southern Route
editThe Southern Route of MRT Line 5 is still in the planning stages. There may be changes to the list of stations, including adding new stations, assigning different names to the stations or some stations getting eliminated from the line. Hence, the list of stations is not final and may be updated in the future.
| Code | Name | Connections | Location | Opened | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Bengali | ||||
| 1 | Gabtoli | গাবতলী | MRT Line 2 MRT Line 5N |
Mirpur Model Thana | Planned |
| 2 | Technical | টেকনিক্যাল | Darus Salam Thana | ||
| 3 | Kallyanpur | কল্যাণপুর | Kallyanpur | ||
| 4 | Shyamoli | শ্যামলী | Adabar Thana | ||
| 5 | College Gate | কলেজ গেট | Tejgaon Thana | ||
| 6 | Asad Gate | আসাদ গেট | Mohammadpur Thana | ||
| 7 | Russel Square | রাসেল স্কয়ার | Dhanmondi Thana | ||
| 8 | Karwan Bazar | কাওরান বাজার | MRT Line 6 | Karwan Bazar | |
| 9 | Hatirjheel | হাতিরঝিল | Hatirjheel | ||
| 10 | Tejgaon | তেজগাঁও | Tejgaon Thana | ||
| 11 | Aftabnagar | আফতাবনগর | Gulshan Thana | ||
| 12 | Aftabnagar Center | আফতাবনগর সেন্টার | |||
| 13 | Aftabnagar East | আফতাবনগর পশ্চিম | |||
| 11 | Nasirabad | নাসিরাবাদ | Badda Thana | ||
| 15 | Desherkandi | দাশেরকান্দি | |||
References
edit- ^ "Deal signed for developing MRT Line-5 depot". The Business Standard. 2023-05-23. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
- ^ Rahman, Shamim (23 December 2022). "পুরোটাই উড়ালপথে নির্মাণ ভারতের 'মেট্রো ম্যান' শ্রীধরনের পরামর্শে". Bonikbarta.net (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ Zaman, Sheikh Shahriar (25 December 2022). "মেট্রোরেল ছিল বিরাট এক চ্যালেঞ্জ". Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "এয়ারপোর্ট থেকে কমলাপুর আন্ডারগ্রাউন্ড লাইন হচ্ছে". Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 14 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 December 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "Construction of Bangladesh's first underground metro line begins in July". www.dhakatribune.com. 2023-05-23. Retrieved 2023-06-21.