Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited

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. 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.

Vision
Moving People, Saving Time and Environment

Mission
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.

Time-bound Action Plan 2030
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). * In compliance with the Honorable Prime Minister's directives works for the extension of MRT Line-6 from Motijheel to Kamlapur is ongoing.

Route length and stations
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: * Approximate Length

Station Names and Route alignment of Metro Rail Lines under Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Network of Dhaka
MRT Line-6

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
 * Airport Route: Airport - Airport Terminal 3 – Khilkhet – Nadda – Natun Bazar -  North Badda – Badda – Aftab Nagar – Rampura – Malibag – Rajarbag – Kamlapur
 * Purbachal Route: Joar Sahara – Boalia – Mostul – Sheikh Hasina Cricket Stadium – Purbachal Center -  Purbachal East – Purbachal Terminal

MRT Line-5: Northern Route

Hemayetpur – Baliarpur – Bilamalia – Amin Bazar – Gabtoli – Dar-us-Salam – Mirpur 1 – Mirpur 10 – Kochukhet – Banani – Gulshan 2 – Natun Bazar - Vatara

Line-5: Southern Route

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)
 * Main Line

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
 * Branch Line

Gulistan – Naya Bazar – Sadarghat

MRT Line-4 (Proposed Route)

Kamlapur – Sayedabad – Jatrabari – Shonir Akhra – Signboard – Chattogram Road – Kanchpur – Madanpur