Dhaka metro rail conducts first test run on Agargaon-Motijheel route

The authorities have held the first test trip on Dhaka Metro Rail’s Agargaon-Motijheel route, which is expected to open to passengers in October.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader launched the test trip by waving a green flag at the metro rail’s Agargaon station on Friday afternoon, reports bdnews24.com.

Photo: Focus Bangla

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the route from Uttara to Agargaon in December 2022.

The electric metro service, Bangladesh’s first, was open to the public a day after the inaugural ceremony. Nine stations on the route were launched in several phases.

Quader said Hasina is scheduled to inaugurate the Agargaon-Motijheel section in the last week of October. Passenger services will be launched after the inauguration.