Bangladesh has stepped into a new era of efficient communication with the launch of metro rail services in Dhaka. People from far and wide of the capital gathered at the Agargaon and Uttara stations after the country’s first urban rail service was opened to the public on Thursday. The authorities said nearly 4,000 passengers rode the metro trains on the first day.
People buy metro train tickets at Uttara North Station as Dhaka Metro Rail opens to the public on Thursday, Dec 29, 2022.
Passengers react after getting a metro train ticket at Dhaka’s Agargaon station after the launch of the new transport services on Thursday, Dec 29, 2022.
A passenger enters the station after scanning her metro rail ticket at Dhaka’s Agargaon station on Thursday, Dec 29, 2022.
Passengers get on the platform of Agargaon Metro Rail Station by using stairs, escalators and lifts.
Passengers wait to get a metro train at Agargaon station.
Passengers board a train at Agargaon station.
The elderly and people with special needs are prioritised on Dhaka Metro Rail.
Dhaka Metro Rail offers separate compartments for female passengers.
Passengers take a look at the city as they travel by Dhaka Metro Rail.
Passengers wait to get off a metro train.
Passengers get off a metro train.
Passengers can use stairs, escalators or lifts to get off the platforms of metro rail stations.
Passengers discard the used tickets in the designated place of an automated door on the second floor of Uttara North Metro Rail Station.
