MRT Line 5

Mass Rapid Transit Line 5
Overview
StatusApproved
OwnerRoad Transport and Highways Division
LocaleGreater Dhaka, Bangladesh
Stations29
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemDhaka Metro Rail
Operator(s)Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited
Depot(s)
Daily ridership1,230,000 (estimated)
Technical
Line lengthNorthern Route: 20 kilometres (12 mi)
Southern route: 17.3 kilometres (10.7 mi)
Number of tracks2
CharacterElevated and underground
Route map

The MRT Line 5 (Bengali: এমআরটি লাইন ৫, romanised: Em-Ar-Ti Lain Pachh) is an approved mass rapid transit line of Dhaka Metro Rail. It will be the third line of the Dhaka Metro Rail system. This line comprises Northern Route and Southern Route. The construction of the MRT Line 5's Northern Route began in 5 November 2023 and is scheduled to commence operation by 2028.[1]

  1. ^ "Deal signed for developing MRT Line-5 depot". The Business Standard. 2023-05-23. Retrieved 2023-06-21.