The MRT Line 5 (, romanised: Em-Ar-Ti Lain Pachh) is an approved mass rapid transit line of Dhaka Metro Rail, in Bangladesh. It will be the third line of the Dhaka Metro Rail system and comprise the Northern Route and Southern Route. The construction of the MRT Line 5's Northern Route began on 5 November 2023 and is scheduled to commence operation by December 2032.
Background In 2005, the World Bank published a study report, recommending that the government of Bangladesh build a mass transit system in Dhaka. In the same year, American consultancy firm Louis Berger Group prepared a strategic transport plan for Dhaka. The World Bank helped to develop this plan, which proposed the construction of five MRT lines in Dhaka. The five metro lines were MRT Line 1, MRT Line 2, MRT Line 4, MRT Line 5 and MRT Line 6.
Stations Northern Route
The construction of the Northern Route of the MRT Line 5 will start in July 2023 and will end by December 2032.
CodeNameConnectionsLocationOpenedEnglishBengali1হেমায়েতপুর Savar Upazila Planned2বালিয়ারপুর3বিলামালিয়া 4আমিনবাজার5গাবতলী Mirpur Model Thana6দারুস সালামDarus Salam Thana7মিরপুর ১ Mirpur Model Thana8মিরপুর ১০9মিরপুর ১৪10কচুক্ষেতCantonment Thana11বনানীBanani Thana12গুলশান ২Gulshan Thana13নতুন বাজারVatara Thana14ভাটারা
Southern Route
The Southern Route of MRT Line 5 is still in the planning stages. There may be changes to the list of stations, including adding new stations, assigning different names to the stations or some stations getting eliminated from the line. Hence, the list of stations is not final and may be updated in the future. CodeNameConnectionsLocationOpenedEnglishBengali1গাবতলীMirpur Model Thana Planned2টেকনিক্যালDarus Salam Thana3কল্যাণপুরMirpur Model Thana4শ্যামলীAdabar Thana5কলেজ গেটTejgaon Thana6আসাদ গেটMohammadpur Thana7রাসেল স্কয়ারDhanmondi Thana8কাওরান বাজারTejgaon Thana9হাতিরঝিলHatirjheel Thana 10তেজগাঁওTejgaon Industrial Area Thana11আফতাবনগরBadda Thana12আফতাবনগর সেন্টার13আফতাবনগর পূর্ব 11নাসিরাবাদ15দাশেরকান্দি
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