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Two more metro rail stations, Bijoy Sarani and Dhaka University TSC were opened in Dhaka city on Wednesday.
Fifteen of the 17 planned stations on the Dhaka metro rail line have opened, except the ones at Shahbagh and Karwan Bazar. The route stretches from Uttara North station to Kamalapur.
On December 7, Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) Managing Director MAN Siddique announced that two new stations were set for inauguration, as per bdnews24.com reports.
On Wednesday for the first time, the train from Uttara stopped at the Bijoy Sarani station. However, there were relatively few passengers at the stop.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the Agargaon to Motijheel section of the metro rail on November 4; 10 months after the opening of the Uttara to Agargaon portion. At present, train service is available from Uttara to Motijheel from 7:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. The service time will be extended further, said DMTCL.
The metro rail service was first introduced on December 28, 2022. For now, trains are running from Uttara to Agargaon from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.