Each of the 56 trains in the proposed Metrorail mass transit system will carry 1,800 passengers and will run every four minutes, or 60,000 people every hour.
Published : 23 Sep 2014, 12:05 AM
The tracks will run above the middle of roads, starting from Uttara and ending at Motijheel. Each train will take less than 40 minutes to run the whole distance.
Speaking to bdnews24.com, Metrorail Project Director Md Mofazzal Hossain said each train will have six coaches.
“Assuming there will be eight people per square metre at the busiest hour, each train will be able to carry 1,800 people,” he said.
Of the total cost of Tk 220 billion, JICA, the agency that coordinates development assistance on behalf of the government of Japan, will provide Tk 165.95 billion. The Bangladesh government will take care of the remaining Tk 53.90 billion.
The Metrorail’s detailed design will be finalised in July next year, he said. The project will be completed by 2019.
Call for eight bids for construction
The Metrorail Project is preparing to invite eight bids for six construction packages.
“Primarily we’ll invite the bids for the construction of the Metrorail Depot at Uttara Third Phase in December,” Hossain said.