MRT Line 6

Mass Rapid Transit Line 6
Dhaka Metro train at Agargaon metro station
Overview
Other name(s)	Dhaka Metro Rail Line 6
Native name	ম্যাস র‍্যাপিড ট্রানজিট লাইন ৬
Status	Operational
Owner	Road Transport and Highways Division
Locale	Greater Dhaka, Bangladesh
Termini	Uttara North (North) Motijheel (South)
Stations	22 (14 operational, 2 under maintenance, 1 under construction, 5 proposed
Colour on map	Green (#006747)
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Dhaka Metro Rail
Train number(s)	12
Operator(s)	Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited
Depot(s)	Diabari
Rolling stock	Kawasaki Railcar Manufacturing
Daily ridership	est. 290,000
History
Commenced	26 June 2016 (2016-06-26)
Opened	29 December 2022 (2022-12-29) (Phase 1) 5 November 2023 (2023-11-05) (Phase 2)
Technical
Line length	21.26 kilometres (13.21 mi) (20.1 kilometres (12.5 mi) operational)
Number of tracks	2
Character	Elevated
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Operating speed	100 km/h (62 mph)
Signalling	Communications-based train control
Highest elevation	13 metres (43 ft)
Route map

Transport in Dhaka
Streets
Indira Road Nawabpur Road New Elephant road Panthapath Bangabandhu Avenue B. K. Dash Road Bijoy Sarani Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue Bailey Road Pragati Sarani Madani Avenue Sat Masjid Road Sonargaon Janapath Hrishikesh Das Road Gulistan
Roads
Dhaka Elevated Expressway Dhaka–Ashulia Elevated Expressway Dhaka Bypass Expressway Dhaka–Narayanganj old road Narayanganj–Demra road Purbachal Expressway Airport Road Mirpur Road Hatirjheel–Demra Expressway
Bridges
Kuril Flyover Moghbazar-Mouchak Flyover Mayor Mohammed Hanif Flyover Hatirjheel Mohakhali Flyover
Rail transport
Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat line Dhaka–Jessore line Narayanganj–Laksam chord line Dhaka–Chittagong high-speed railway Narayanganj Commuter Drutajan Express Banalata Express Barendra Express Mitali Express Maitree Express Suborno Express Sonar Bangla Express
Mass transit
Dhaka Metro Rail Stations Line 1 Line 2 Line 4 Line 5 (Line 5N Line 5S) Line 6 Dhaka Circular Railway Dhaka Subway Dhaka BRT
Structures
Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport Tejgaon Airport Port of Dhaka Kamalapur Multimodal Transport Hub Mohakhali Inter District Bus Terminal Kamalapur railway station Gandaria railway station Dhaka Cantonment railway station Dhaka Airport railway station Tejgaon railway station Banani railway station Shyampur Baraitala railway station
Others
Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited Rapid Pass MRT Pass
Transport Bangladesh
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The MRT Line 6 (Bengali: এমআরটি লাইন ৬) is a rapid transit line of the Dhaka Metro Rail. It is Bangladesh's first rapid transit line and has been in service since 2022. It is an entirely elevated line and currently has 14 stations^[1] in service between Uttara North and Motijheel.

The line was the result of the proposal of a mass rapid transit system in Dhaka by the Review Committee of the Strategic Transport Plan led by Jamilur Reza Choudhury and the Urban Traffic Formulation Study prepared by the Japan International Cooperation Agency.

Its construction started in 2016 but was delayed several times as a result of disagreements about the route, the July 2016 Dhaka attack, and the COVID-19 pandemic. The first phase of the line was gradually opened in 2022. In 2023, the second phase of the line was inaugurated.

An extension to Kamalapur is expected in 2026. There is a plan to further extend the line north towards Tongi in the future. It is the most expensive mass rapid transit line in terms of construction cost in Asia.