Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has inaugurate the much-desired metro rail service from Agargaon-Motijheel section.
For the inauguration, she reached Agargaon Metro Rail Station at 2:25pm on Saturday and opened the Agargaon-Motijheel section at 2:30pm.
Later, the premier bought a ticket from the station and traveled to Motijheel.
This extends the country's first-ever metro rail's service from its starting point at Uttara to Motijheel.
Commuters will be able to take the train from Uttara to Motijheel from Sunday (November 5).
Speaking to the media on her metro ride towards Motijheel, Hasina said that Bangladesh has not lost its path to prosperity and development.
She said that the commuters will now have a smooth and traffic jam- free movement.
“It will save working hours, people will be benefited economically and move with the time,” she said.
She thanked the Japan government and people involved with this project for their tireless efforts to implement the project.
According to the metro rail authority, the train on Agargaon-Motijheel section will be operated for four hours with three stations at Farmgate, Secretariat and Motijheel. Rest of the stations will be opened in phases. Five trains will run from Agargaon to Motijheel every 15 minutes and the number of trains will be increased gradually by reducing the time interval.
Earlier on December 28, the Prime Minister inaugurated the first phase of the first ever metro rail from Uttara to Agargaon.
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