Northern Route (MRT Line 5)

Mass Rapid Transit Line 5
Northern Route
Mass Rapid Transit Line 5; Northern Route
Overview
Status	Under construction
Owner	Road Transport and Highways Division
Locale	Greater Dhaka, Bangladesh
Termini	Hemayetpur (West); Bhatara (East);
Stations	14
Colour on map	Sky Blue (#00B5E2)
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Dhaka Metro Rail
Operator(s)	Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited
Depot(s)	Hemayetpur, Savar Upazila
History
Commenced	4 November 2023
Completed	2028 (planned)
Technical
Line length	20 kilometres (12 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Character	Elevated and underground
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	Source
	This diagram: view; talk; edit;

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]

^ "MRT Line 5: Northern Route route map" (PDF). Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
^ 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).

[1] "MRT Line 5: Northern Route route map" (PDF). Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited. Retrieved 27 June 2023.

[Hemayetpur-Bhatara_metro_rail_work_to_begin_on_4_Nov_with_Agargaon-Motijheel_route_opening-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).

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