This document discusses plans for a metro rail system in Dhaka, Bangladesh to address the city's traffic issues. It provides background on metro rail systems globally and historically. It then outlines the current traffic problems in Dhaka due to lack of roads and high population density. The proposed Dhaka metro rail project would connect Uttara to Motijheel using air-conditioned trains running every 4 minutes, carrying 60,000 passengers per hour. The project is funded through investments from Bangladesh and Japan and aims to provide a fast, affordable public transportation solution to Dhaka's traffic woes.

1. Metro Rail in Dhaka City
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Zunayet Hasan Shibly 16106024
Md. Hasan Ali 16106021
Tusher Chowdhury 16106022
Rasna Sharmin Shorna 16106023
Hassibul Hossain 16106025

2. Contents:
 What is metro rail?
 History of metro rail
 Present Traffic Condition of Dhaka City
 Reasons behind Present Traffic Condition of Dhaka City
 Dhaka Metro rail Project
 Financing
 Necessary testing and others
 Service of Dhaka metro rail
 Proposed route of Dhaka metro rail
 Benefit of Dhaka metro rail project
 Disadvantages of Dhaka Metro rail project
 Conclusion

3. What is a metro rail???
Figure: Proposed Metro rail of Dhaka.
Source: Google Images

4. • Metro Rail is a Mass Rapid Transport System (MRTS).
• It is a convenient, fast, efficient, reliable, modern, user friendly, comfortable and
affordable mode of urban transport.
• It is safe and eco-friendly.
• It is electric and requires only 1/5th energy per passenger km compared to road based
transport systems.
• Brings about a more equitable allocation of road space by encouraging greater use of
public transport.
Metro Rail
Source: Wikipedia

5. History of metro Rail
 THE world's first metro, now the world's oldest system, is the London
Underground in England, which is more commonly known as the Tube, which
was opened in 1863.
THE world's longest metro system is the Shanghai Metro in China which is 434
kilometers long.
THE metro system with the most number of stations in the world is the New
York City Subway in U.S.A, with four hundred and twenty two stations.
THE country with the highest number of metro systems in the world is the USA
with subway systems situated in at thirty two cities.
Figure: Making of World’s First Metro Rail system in London.
Source: http://www.theguardian.com/cities/gallery/2014/sep/10/-sp-
history-metro-pictures-london-underground-new-york-beijing-seoul

6. Present Traffic Condition of Dhaka
City

7. Reasons behind Present Traffic
Condition of Dhaka City
 The minimum road requirement for a standard city is 25% whereas Dhaka city has only
7.5% roads.
 Large numbers of trucks and buses.
 EPZ (Export Processing Zone) area near the Dhaka city.
 Thousands of outnumbered rickshaws.
 Thousands of hawkers here and there.
 Insufficient walkways.
 Not enough spaces to build wide roads.
 Most common problem is increasing numbers of populations.

8. Dhaka Metro rail Project
Financing:
oTransport sector has received around Tk 28,700 crore which is 23.8% of the total
development budget for the FY2015-16.
o Tk 22,000 crore allocated for the metro rail project
oJapan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has confirmed they will provide Tk 16,600
crore of the project's total cost while Bangladesh government will bear the rest.
43%
57%
Financed by
Bangladesh
Financed by JICA
Source: http://www.theindependentbd.com/printversion/details/9330

9. Projected Dhaka Metro Rail
Source: Google Images

10. Necessary Testing and Others
 Soil & other supporting testing at 120 points already have done.
Figure: Soil testing for Dhaka Metro Rail project.
Source: Google Images

11. Service of Dhaka Metro Rail
 A train with six air-conditioned coaches will operate every four minutes travel
from Uttara to Motijheel in just 38 minutes
 A total of 24 such trains would carry 60,000 passengers every hour to both
directions.
 The metro rail will have stations at 16 points of the city.
Source: http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2015/12/05/4149

12. Source: CNN News

13. Benefits of Dhaka Metro Rail
project
 Fast and affordable transport system.
 Can carry a lot of passengers at the same time.
 Passengers don’t have to face any kind of traffic jam.
 Specific stations for exit and entrance.
 Energy saving transport system ( Specially fuel efficiency)

14. Disadvantages of Dhaka Metro
Rail project
 The route isn’t changeable.
 Sometimes the trains can become overcrowded.
 A huge investments is required.
 May require a huge govt. subsidy.
 Will be available for specific locations.

15. Conclusion
Finally, we can say, any development of a country is not possible without
developing its transport sector.
Although it needs a huge amount of money, Bangladesh Govt. has taken truly
an impressive step.

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