| Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) | |
| Type: | Government-owned company |
| Industry: | Rapid transit |
| Hq Location: | Probashi Kallyan Bhaban (Level-14), 71, 72, Old Elephant Road, Eskaton Garden, Ramna |
| Location City: | Dhaka |
| Location Country: | 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 |
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.[1] 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.[2]
Moving People, Saving Time and Environment [3]
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.
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).
| 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 |
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: [4]
| 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| colspan="5" rowspan="2" |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 DhakaMRT Line-6 [5] 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 [6]
MRT Line-5: Northern Route [7] Hemayetpur – Baliarpur – Bilamalia – Amin Bazar – Gabtoli – Dar-us-Salam – Mirpur 1 – Mirpur 10 – Kochukhet – Banani – Gulshan 2 – Natun Bazar - Vatara Line-5: Southern Route [8] 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) [9]
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
Gulistan – Naya Bazar – Sadarghat MRT Line-4 (Proposed Route) [10] Kamlapur – Sayedabad – Jatrabari – Shonir Akhra – Signboard – Chattogram Road – Kanchpur – Madanpur References} | |||