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The minimum ticket price of metro rail for Line 6 is fixed at ৳20 and the fare is fixed at ৳5 per km. 12 trains have been allotted for this line, of which 2 trains are kept as backup trains. [47] Sub-stations with 132 kV circuits have been set up at Motijheel, Uttara and Shewrapara for uninterrupted power supply to the line. [151]
Railway map of Bangladesh. This is a list of railway stations in Bangladesh division-wise: ... This page was last edited on 1 December 2024, at 22:51 (UTC).
Train No. Train Name 701–702 Subarna Express: 703–704 Mohanagar (Morning/Night) Express 705–706 Ekota Express: 707–708 Tista Express: 709–710
The Dhaka Metro Rail is a mass rapid transit system serving Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. It is owned and operated by the Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited . [ 1 ] Together with a proposed subway system it is expected to reduce traffic congestion in the city.
On 29 December 2022, Obaidul Quader stated that fares are not an issue here and that Dhaka's fixed fares are low when compared to mass rapid transit systems in Thailand and Malaysia. [58] On 24 August 2023, Muhammad Abdul Mannan , the planning minister, said that the government is making efforts to reduce the ticket fares so that it is possible ...
Bangladesh Railway long aimed to introduce a commuter train service to facilitate quicker travel for the working population of Narayanganj to and from Dhaka.Shortly after the arrival of DEMU trains from China, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the Narayanganj Commuter service at Kamalapur railway station on 24 April 2013.
The first railway line in Bangladesh was laid in 1862 by the British Raj.At that time Bangladesh didn't exist and its land was part of the Bengal Presidency.On 15 November of that year, Eastern Bengal Railway, the predecessor of Bangladesh Railway, opened the first railway line from Darshana railway station to Jagati railway station.
In 2016 the ministry proposed a 7.8% hike in the ticket prices of Bangladesh Railways. [2] The announcement faced criticism and demands for reduced corruption in the ministry. [ 3 ]