Northern Route (MRT Line 5)

Mass Rapid Transit Line 5
Northern Route
Overview
StatusUnder construction
OwnerRoad Transport and Highways Division
LocaleGreater Dhaka, Bangladesh
Termini
Stations14
Colour on map     Sky Blue (#00B5E2)
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemDhaka Metro Rail
Operator(s)Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited
Depot(s)Hemayetpur, Savar Upazila
History
Commenced4 November 2023 (2023-11-04)
Completed2028 (planned)
Technical
Line length20 kilometres (12 mi)
Number of tracks2
CharacterElevated and underground
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map

Hemayetpur Depot
Hemayetpur Bus interchange
Baliarpur
Bilamalia
Amin Bazar
Gabtoli
2 5S Bus interchange
Darus Salam
Mirpur 1
Mirpur 10 6
Mirpur 14
Kochukhet
Banani
Gulshan 2
Notun Bazar 1
Vatara
Source[1]

The Northern Route (Bengali: নর্দার্ন রুট) is one of the branches of the approved MRT Line 5 of Dhaka Metro Rail; the other one being the Southern Route. The construction of the Northern Route started in 4 November 2023 and is scheduled to commence operation by 2028.[2]

  1. ^ "MRT Line 5: Northern Route route map" (PDF). Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Hemayetpur-Bhatara metro rail work to begin on 4 Nov with Agargaon-Motijheel route opening was invoked but never defined (see the help page).