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Mohakhali Inter District Bus Terminal or Mohakhali Bus Terminal is one of three main inter-city bus stations in Dhaka, [1] opened in 1984. [2] Located in the Mohakhali neighbourhood, it primarily serves destinations in northern Bangladesh , including Tangail , Mymensingh , Netrokona , Jamalpur , Sherpur , Kishoreganj and Bogura .
BRTC operates three international bus services (Dhaka to Kolkata, Agartala, and Siliguri in India). Inside Bangladesh, it operates inter-district bus services through its bus depots in Chittagong, Bogra, Comilla, Pabna, Rangpur, Barisal, and Sylhet. It also operates intra-city bus services in many major cities of the country. [3]
This card can be used to purchase tickets for BRTC bus services, BIWTA launches, Bangladesh Railway train services, MRT and BRT. [13] Passengers will get a 10% discount on the fare for using the Rapid Pass or MRT Pass in Dhaka Metro Rail. [14] [15] As of July 2023, the number of Rapid Pass users was 66,180. [16]
On 9 September 2018, the Local Government Division established a 10-member coordination committee, [10] managed by the DTCA, [11] with the aim of rationalising bus routes and consolidating all public buses under a fixed number of companies, to instil discipline in the capital's public transport system. [10]
The Revised Strategic Transport Plan approved in 2016 as the successor to the 2005 transport plan, reduced the number of bus rapid transit lines down to two. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] The budget of BRT Line 3 was fixed at ৳ 2040 crore (US$170 million), which was later increased to ৳ 4268 crore (US$350 million).
The number of registered private passenger cars in Dhaka was 163,004 in 2010, rising to 296,593 by June 2020. [119] In 2004, there were 21,471 newly registered vehicles in Dhaka, a number that more than quadrupled to 95,743 by 2015. [120] In the early 1990s, Dhaka had one of the lowest rates of car ownership among Asian cities. [121]
A valid visa and passport is required beforehand to purchase a ticket for the Maitree Express train. Tickets are available at Dhaka Cantonment railway station in Bangladesh and at Chitpur Station in Kolkata, India. The commercial run of this train was suspended in the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic since March 2020. However, the train ...
The entire terminal has been divided into three sections. The length of the departure building located in Part-1 is 350 feet, and arrival building located in Part-2 is around 300 feet long. The departure building has 48 bus bays including a large hall with 970 seats for passengers. It also has a 30-seat VIP room, 30 ticket counters, and a ...