Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited

Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL)

Company type	Government-owned company
Industry	Rapid transit
Founded	3 June 2013 (3 June 2013)
Headquarters	Probashi Kallyan Bhaban (Level-14), 71, 72, Old Elephant Road, Eskaton Garden, Ramna, Dhaka , Bangladesh
Area served	Dhaka metropolis and adjoining areas
Key people	M. A. N. Siddique
Owner	Government of Bangladesh
Parent	Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority
Divisions	Road Transport and Highways Division
Website	dmtcl.gov.bd

Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited, commonly known as DMTCL, is a government-owned company responsible for operating Dhaka Metro Rail, a mass rapid transit system in Dhaka and adjoining areas. The company was established on 3 June 2013 under the Companies Act 1994, a law that governs companies in Bangladesh. Out of 5 metro lines planned by the DMTCL, the MRT Line-6 was inaugurated on 28 December 2022 by the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Vision

Moving People, Saving Time and Environment

Mission

To reduce the traffic congestion by providing a fast, safe, reliable, air-conditioned, time-saving, electricity-driven, environment-friendly and remote-controlled public transport system for Dhaka and its adjoining areas.

Time-bound Action Plan 2030

Bangladesh Government has undertaken the following Time-bound Action Plan 2030 to establish a state-of-the-art robust Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Network consisting of 6 (Six) Metro Rail routes which will have 104 stations along the total length of 128.741 kilometers line under Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL).

Time-bound Action Plan 2030

SL	Name of MRT Route	Phase	Projected year of completion	Type
1	MRT Line-6 *	First	2025	Elevated
2	MRT Line-1	Second	2026	Elevated and Underground
3	MRT Line-5: Northern Route		2028
4	MRT Line-5: Southern Route	Third	2030
5	MRT Line-2
6	MRT Line-4

* In compliance with the Honorable Prime Minister’s directives works for the extension of MRT Line-6 from Motijheel to Kamlapur is ongoing.

Metro Rail Network Map for Dhaka and its adjoining areas

Dhaka Metro Rail Network

Route length and stations

The total length of Mass Rapid Transit or Metro Rail Network that is being implemented adhering the Time-bound Action Plan 2030 under Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) is 140.701 Kilometers. There will be 67 stations. The Route-based details are as follows:

Name of MRT Line	Length in Kilometer			Number of Station
	Total	Elevated	Underground	Total #	Elevated	Underground
MRT Line-6	21.26	21.26	-	17	17	-
MRT Line-1	31.241	11.369	19.872	21	07	14
MRT Line-5: Northern Route	20.00	06.50	13.50	14	05	09
MRT Line-5: Southern Route	17.20	04.10	13.10	15	04	11
MRT Line-2*	35.00	To be finalized after Feasibility Study
MRT Line-4 *	16.00
Grand Total	140.701

* Approximate Length

Station Names and Route alignment of Metro Rail Lines under Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Network of Dhaka

MRT Line-6

Uttara North – Uttara Center – Uttara South – Pallabi – Mirpur 11- Mirpur 10- Kazipara – Shewrapara – Agargaon – Bijoy Sarani – Farmgate – Karwan Bazar – Shahbagh – Bangladesh Secretariat – Motijheel – Kamlapur

MRT Line-1

• Airport Route: Airport - Airport Terminal 3 – Khilkhet – Nadda – Natun Bazar -  North Badda – Badda – Aftab Nagar – Rampura – Malibag – Rajarbag – Kamlapur
• Purbachal Route: Joar Sahara – Boalia – Mostul – Sheikh Hasina Cricket Stadium – Purbachal Center -  Purbachal East – Purbachal Terminal

MRT Line-5: Northern Route

Hemayetpur – Baliarpur – Bilamalia – Amin Bazar – Gabtoli – Dar-us-Salam – Mirpur 1 – Mirpur 10 – Kochukhet – Banani – Gulshan 2 – Natun Bazar - Vatara

Line-5: Southern Route

Gabtoli – Technical – Kallyanpur – Shyamoli – College Gate – Asad Gate – Russel Square – Karwan Bazar – Hatirjheel – Tejgaon – Aftab Nagar – Aftab Nagar Center – Aftab Nagar East – Nasirabad – Dasherkandi

MRT Line-2 (Proposed Route)

• Main Line

Gabtoli – Dhaka Udyan – Mohammadpur Bus Stand – Jhigatola – Science Laboratory – New Market – Azimpur – Palashi – Dhaka Medical College – Gulistan – Motijheel – Kamlapur – Manda – Dakhshingaon – Damripara – Signboard – Bhuighor – Jalkuri – Narayangonj Zilla Sadar

• Branch Line

Gulistan – Naya Bazar – Sadarghat

MRT Line-4 (Proposed Route)

Kamlapur – Sayedabad – Jatrabari – Shonir Akhra – Signboard – Chattogram Road – Kanchpur – Madanpur