Metro rail to run an extra hour from Wednesday

Metro rail in Dhaka will run for an additional hour from Wednesday considering the passengers’ demand during the month of Ramadan.

The last train from Motijheel station will depart at 9:40 pm and from Uttara Uttar station at 9 pm until the day before Eid-ul-Fitr.

Dhaka Mass Transit Company Ltd (DMTCL) Managing Director MAN Siddique said this at a press conference on Tuesday.

With the increased operations, metro rail will run 194 times on both sides, while at present, it runs 184 times from 7am to 8:40pm.

The DMTCL, meanwhile, has decided to stop operations of the metro rail on Eid day.