Diabari Depot Explained
Diabari Depot (Bengali: দিয়াবাড়ি ডিপো) is a railway depot of the Dhaka Metro Rail's MRT Line 6, located before Uttara North station in northern Dhaka. It is the first depot on the metro lines of Dhaka, having been built in 2022, when the MRT Line 6 was under construction.
On 27 March 2016, DMTCL signed an agreement with Tokyu Construction Ltd for the construction of the line's depot.[1] In September 2016, works related to the construction of the line's depot at Diabari were started.[2] Its construction was complete in June 2022.[3] The depot area also has 52 structures including workshops, washing sheds and storage. The depot can accommodate 18 trains, which have to go north from Uttara North metro station through a 300 metres long workshop to reach the depot.[4] The depot has an operation control center from where trains can be controlled by communicating with the train driver using radio antennas mounted on the line under the direction of the controller.[5] An exhibition and information center was planned to be set up at the depot so that people could experience the metro services.[6] It was opened on 6 September 2022.[7]
Notes and References
- News: Deal struck for part of metro rail project. 27 March 2016. 8 September 2023. The Daily Star.
- Web site: https://www.newsbangla24.com/news/217548/Abdul-Monem-is-the-only-domestic-company-in-the-construction-of-metrorail . bn:মেট্রোরেল নির্মাণে দেশীয় একমাত্র প্রতিষ্ঠান আব্দুল মোনেম . bn . Farhan . Ferdous . 30 December 2022 . 16 May 2023 . Newsbangla24.com . 16 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230516084201/https://www.newsbangla24.com/news/217548/Abdul-Monem-is-the-only-domestic-company-in-the-construction-of-metrorail . live.
- Web site: Uttara-Agargaon Metro Rail work nears completion. Jahidul. Islam. 7 July 2022. 2 July 2023. The Business Standard. 7 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220707170052/https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/uttara-agargaon-metro-rail-work-nears-completion-455158. live.
- News: Metro rail depot nears completion . 17 February 2021 . 19 June 2023 . . 27 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220127210509/https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/infrastructure/metro-rails-operations-start-next-victory-day-mannan-203383 . live.
- News: https://www.prothomalo.com/technology/e5t9zoe6r2 . bn:প্রযুক্তির চমক মেট্রোরেলে . bn . Anwar . Hossain . 24 December 2022 . 26 December 2022 . . 25 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221225150657/https://www.prothomalo.com/technology/e5t9zoe6r2 . live.
- News: Metro rail exhibition, info centre to open in January . 17 November 2021 . 18 June 2023 . . 24 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211124050633/https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/glimpse-whats-come-2231991 . live.
- News: Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader along with others offers a munajat after inaugurating Metro Rail Exhibition and Information Centre at Diabari in the capital on Tuesday. Ambassador of Japan to Bangladesh ITO Naoki was present. —SUN PHOTO . 7 September 2022 . 18 June 2023 . . 3 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230703081851/https://www.daily-sun.com/printversion/details/642795/Road-Transport-and-Bridges-Minister-Obaidul-Quader-along-with-others-offers-a-munajat-after-inaugurating-Metro-Rail-Exhibition-and-Information-Centre-at-Diabari-in-the-capital-on-Tuesday.-Ambassador-of-Japan-to-Bangladesh-ITO-Naoki-was-present.-%E2%80%94SUN-PHOTO . live .
