Kamalapur metro station explained

Kamalapur
Native Name:কমলাপুর
Native Name Lang:bn
Other Name:Station 17
Style:Dhaka Metro
Type:Dhaka Metro Rail station
Address:Kamalapur, Motijheel Thana, Dhaka
Country:Bangladesh
Coordinates:23.733°N 90.4255°W
Owned:Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited
Line:


Platform:Side platform
Tracks:2
Structure:Elevated
Levels:3
Parking:No
Bicycle:No
Accessible:Yes
Electrified:1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Area Km2:5
Map State:collapsed

Kamalapur (romanised: Komolapur) is an elevated metro station of the Dhaka Metro's MRT Line 6, currently under construction. This station is located in Kamalapur, adjacent to Kamalapur railway station. It is scheduled to be opened in 2026 and is integrated as MRT Line 6's third phase.[1]

History

The extension of MRT Line 6 from Motijheel to Kamalapur railway station was planned by the government in 2019.[2] In the next year, Bangladesh Railway and Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited agreed to connect Kamalapur railway station with MRT Line 6 of Dhaka Metro Rail. But as the current station could not match the proposed route of MRT Line 6, it was decided to demolish the Kamalapur station and construct a new one 130 meters north.[3] Various architects and individuals of the country opposed this decision.[4] On 30 January 2021, the Prime Minister's Office gave permission to demolish the railway station, but in February, the Railway Ministry withdrew its decision to demolish Kamalapur. However, related authority said that the railway station may be shifted in the near future if required.[5] [6] Instead of demolishing the station, the government plans to construct a station complex for metrorail, subway, elevated express and bus rapid transit under the railway station area as part of the multimodal hub that is scheduled to be completed by 2030.[7] However, Kajima, the Japanese construction firm responsible for the construction of a multimodal transport hub in Kamalapur, stated that it would withdraw from this project if the government planned to extend the metro line. As a result, DMTCL proposed three options to Kajima for extending the line. The first proposal is to build a station on Line 6 above Kamalapur metro station on Line 1 which is underground. The second option was to build the metro station outside the railway station area. According to the third proposal, they will apply for land from the ministry of Railways for constructing the station.[8]

Extending the line up to Kamalapur would increase the length of the line to about 21 km. The extension pushes the completion date for the line to 2026.[9] The extension work started in January 2023.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Metro rail route to be extended to Tongi. 28 April 2023. 30 April 2023. Dhaka Tribune. 28 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230428123407/https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2023/04/28/metro-rail-to-be-extended-to-tongi. live.
  2. News: Metro Line-6 to link Kamalapur. Tuhin Subhra. Adhikari. 6 December 2019. 27 December 2022. The Daily Star. 29 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221129094329/https://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/news/metro-line-6-link-kamalapur-1836388. live.
  3. News: কমলাপুর স্টেশনকে বাঁচতে দিন. Let Kamalapur station live. bn. Adnan Zillur. Morshed. 29 November 2020. Prothom Alo. 29 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20221107105615/https://www.prothomalo.com/opinion/column/%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%81%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8. 7 November 2022. live.
  4. News: কমলাপুর রেলস্টেশন না ভেঙে উন্নয়নের পরামর্শ বিশেষজ্ঞদের. Experts suggest development without demolishing Kamalapur railway station. bn. N Roy. Raja. 11 January 2021. 1 December 2022. Bhorer Kagoj. https://web.archive.org/web/20221201004859/https://www.bhorerkagoj.com/2021/01/11/%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%99/. 1 December 2022. live.
  5. News: কমলাপুর স্টেশন ভাঙার অনুমোদন দিলো প্রধানমন্ত্রীর কার্যালয়. The Prime Minister's Office approved the demolition of Kamalapur station. bn. Tuhin Subhra. Adhikari. 30 January 2021. 10 November 2022. The Daily Star. https://web.archive.org/web/20221110100414/https://bangla.thedailystar.net/node/202001. 10 November 2022. live.
  6. News: কমলাপুর স্টেশন ভাঙা হচ্ছে না. Kamalapur station is not being demolished. bn. 8 February 2021. 10 November 2022. Amader Shomoy. https://web.archive.org/web/20221110100752/https://www.dainikamadershomoy.com/post/300489. 10 November 2022. live.
  7. Web site: 'All roads lead to Kamalapur': how the Dhaka area is set to be transformed into a multimodal transport hub. Zafar. Ahmed. 30 November 2022. 8 December 2022. Bdnews24.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20221130022207/https://bdnews24.com/economy/ogh85fy4r1. 30 November 2022. live.
  8. News: মেট্রো লাইন ৬ এর বর্ধিত পরিকল্পনা নিয়ে রেলওয়ের আপত্তি. bn. Tuhin Subhra. Adhikari. 22 January 2020. 26 December 2022. The Daily Star. 26 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221226223205/https://bangla.thedailystar.net/node/132025. live.
  9. Web site: মেট্রোরেলে ব্যয় বাড়ছে ১১ হাজার ৫১৪ কোটি, সময় লাগবে আরও দেড় বছর. bn. 18 July 2022. 26 December 2022. Jago News. 26 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221226224147/https://www.jagonews24.com/economy/news/778281. live.
  10. News: মেট্রোরেলের কমলাপুর অংশের নির্মাণকাজ শুরু. bn. 13 January 2023. 23 January 2023. Daily Inqilab. 23 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230123061248/https://www.dailyinqilab.com/article/548094/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A3%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%81. live.

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