Metro rail to operate till night on Uttara-Motijheel route from Jan 20

DE Online Report
The metro rail service on the Uttara-Motijheel route will run between 7:10am and 8:40pm from January 20.
At a press conference, the Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited managing director MAN Siddique on Thursday also said that the trains would run in every 10 minutes during peak and in every 12 minutes during off peak hours.
‘During peak hours, from 7:10am to 11:30am and from 4:01pm to 8:40pm, eight trains will run and one train will be standby and during off peak time — from 11:31am to 4:00pm, seven trains will run and one train will be standby,’ he said.
The official also urged young people to use stairs and escalators to get on the metro rail stations avoiding the lifts.
‘Daily around 1.30 lakh to 1.60 lakh passengers are using the service,’ he added.