Uttara North metro station explained

Uttara North
Native Name:উত্তরা উত্তর
Type:Dhaka Metro Rail station
Native Name Lang:bn
Other Name:Station 1
Style:Dhaka Metro
Address:Avenue 2, Sector 15, Uttara, Dhaka
Country:Bangladesh
Coordinates:23.8694°N 90.3675°W
Connections: Sonargaon Janapath
Bus Operators:BRTC
Structure:Elevated
Platform:Side platform
Levels:3
Tracks:2
Electrified:1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Accessible:Yes
Parking:No
Bicycle:No
Owned:Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Area Km2:5
Map State:collapsed

Uttara North (romanised: Uttora uttor) is an elevated metro station of the Dhaka Metro Rail's MRT Line 6.[1] This station is located in Uttara, a neighbourhood of Dhaka. It was opened on 29 December 2022.[2] [3]

History

The Uttara North Metro Station was constructed under "Package CP-03". The notification of application for construction of raised bridges for stations and railways was published on 30 June 2015 and the last date for submission of applications was 9 September 2015. The Italian-Thai Development Public Company Limited received the work contract for "Package CP-03". The agreement was signed in a ceremony on 3 May 2017, and construction work started on 2 August 2017.[4] [5] It was inaugurated on 28 December 2022 and opened for use on the next day.[6]

Station

Station layout

GPath levelExit / Entry
valign=topL1valign=topBetweenvalign=topRent control, station agent, metro card vending machine, crossover
L2Side platform | Doors will open on the left |-|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100|Platform 1
Southbound
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=500|Towards → Motijheel next station is Uttara Center|-|Platform 2
Northbound
|Towards ← Train Terminates Here|-|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;text-align:center;" colspan=2|Side platform | Doors will open on the left
|-|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50 rowspan=2 valign=top|L2|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100||style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=500||-|}

Connectivity

Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation provides shuttle bus service from the station to House Building.[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: A peek into Uttara north metro rail station. Tuhin Shubhra. Adhikary. 23 April 2022. 23 December 2022. The Daily Star.
  2. News: Uttara-Agargaon Metro Rail: Launch now aimed at Dec 2022. 6 June 2021. Tuhin Shubhra Adhikary. The Daily Star. 15 January 2022. 17 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210717175434/https://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/news/uttara-agargaon-metro-rail-launch-now-aimed-dec-2022-2105609. live.
  3. News: প্রধানমন্ত্রীকে নিয়ে মাত্র ১০ মিনিটে দিয়াবাড়ি থেকে আগারগাঁওয়ে মেট্রোরেল. bn. 28 December 2022. 28 December 2022. Prothom Alo.
  4. Web site: CP-03, CP-04 (Viaduct & Stations, Uttara-Agargaon). 17 March 2020. 15 January 2022. 15 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220115112329/http://www.dmtcl.gov.bd/site/page/0b351d77-527b-48cf-ba8c-a78da2d57ea1/-. live.
  5. News: Construction of Metro rail and station starts today. 2 August 2017. The Asian Age. 15 January 2022. 15 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220115113834/https://dailyasianage.com/news/77572/construction-of-metro-rail-and-station-starts-today. live.
  6. News: Metro rail now open for public. 29 December 2022. 25 January 2023. The Daily Star.
  7. News: Metro Rail: 50 double-decker buses to provide shuttle service. Tuhin Shubhra. Adhikary. 18 December 2022. 23 December 2022. The Daily Star.