2nd set of metro rail coaches reach Dhaka

The second set of metro rail coaches reached Dhaka today, marking yet another major development in the country's first ever metro rail project.

A barge carrying two of the six coaches reached the newly-constructed jetty of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Ltd (DMTCL) near the metro rail depot in the capital's Diabari around 7:30pm, a DMTCL official confirmed.

Another barge carrying four coaches is expected to reach the jetty within one hour, the official told The Daily Start at 8:00pm.

The second set of coaches reached Mongla port on May 9 from Japan.

Earlier, the first set of train reached Dhaka on April 21 this year.

Bangladesh's first ever metro train was rolled out on the tracks in a test run on May 12, signaling that the country is now one step closer to fulfil its dream of having its own metro rail.

Mass Rapid Transit Line-6 or MRT-6, is being built from the capital's Uttara third phase to Motijheel at the cost of Tk 22,000 crore.