Metrorail operation will be temporarily suspended for three days to conduct system integration test ahead of the Agargaon to Motijheel section from today (October 13).

According to authorities, Metrorail operation from Uttara to Agargaon will be closed on Friday as a weekend holiday and additionally Saturday.

The managing director of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL), MAN Siddik, disclosed the matter during a press conference held in the capital, on Tuesday.

He said: "We are currently in the final stages of our system integration test. Our next step involves linking the Uttara to Agargaon section with the Agargaon to Motijheel section and integrating the entire system. This process requires three days, and thus, the metro rail will not be in commercial operation on October 14 and 15, in alignment with the weekly closure day on Friday."

Siddik further mentioned that starting from next Monday; metro rails will resume their regular operations from the Uttara North to Agargaon section, adhering to the previous schedule.

The Metrorail authorities have expressed sincere regret for this temporary inconvenience to the passengers traveling on the Metrorail.

BDST: 1208 HRS, OCT 13, 2023
MSK