Uttara North

উত্তরা উত্তর
Dhaka Metro Rail station
Station building
General information
Other namesStation 1
LocationAvenue 2, Sector 15, Uttara, Dhaka
Bangladesh
Coordinates23°52′10″N 90°22′03″E / 23.8693551°N 90.3674846°E / 23.8693551; 90.3674846
Owned byDhaka Mass Transit Company Limited
Line(s) MRT Line 6 
PlatformsSide platform
Tracks2
Bus operatorsBRTC
ConnectionsBus interchange Sonargaon Janapath
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels3
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
AccessibleYes Disabled access
History
Opened29 December 2022 (2022-12-29)
Electrified1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station Dhaka Metro Following station
Terminus MRT Line 6 Uttara Center
towards Kamalapur
Location

Uttara North (Bengali: উত্তরা উত্তর, romanised: Uttora uttor) is an elevated metro station of the Dhaka Metro Rail's MRT Line 6.[2] This station is located in Uttara, a suburb of Dhaka. It was opened on 29 December 2022.[3][4]

History

The Uttara North Metro Station was constructed under "Package CP-03". The notification of application for construction of raised bridges for stations and railways was published on 30 June 2015 and the last date for submission of applications was 9 September 2015. The Italian-Thai Development Public Company Limited received the work contract for "Package CP-03". The agreement was signed in a ceremony on 3 May 2017, and construction work started on 2 August 2017.[5][6] It was inaugurated on 28 December 2022 and opened for use on the next day.[7]

Station

Station layout

G Path level Exit / Entry
L1 Between Rent control, station agent, metro card vending machine, crossover
L2 Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
Platform 1
Southbound		 Towards → Agargaon next station is Uttara Center
Platform 2
Northbound		 Towards ← Train Terminates Here
Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
L2

Connectivity

Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation provides shuttle bus service from the station to House Building.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Line 6 route map" (PDF). Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  2. ↑ Adhikary, Tuhin Shubhra (23 April 2022). "A peek into Uttara north metro rail station". The Daily Star. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Tuhin Shubhra Adhikary (6 June 2021). "Uttara-Agargaon Metro Rail: Launch now aimed at Dec 2022". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "প্রধানমন্ত্রীকে নিয়ে মাত্র ১০ মিনিটে দিয়াবাড়ি থেকে আগারগাঁওয়ে মেট্রোরেল". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 28 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "CP-03, CP-04 (Viaduct & Stations, Uttara-Agargaon)". 17 March 2020. Archived from the original on 15 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Construction of Metro rail and station starts today". The Asian Age. 2 August 2017. Archived from the original on 15 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "Metro rail now open for public". The Daily Star. 29 December 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  8. ↑ Adhikary, Tuhin Shubhra (18 December 2022). "Metro Rail: 50 double-decker buses to provide shuttle service". The Daily Star. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
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