Metro Rail Station Shahbag Dhaka

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Today, I have arrived at the Shahbagh Metro Rail Station, which has brought about a revolutionary change in the transportation sector of Bangladesh. Metro Rail plays a unique role in facilitating the transportation sector in Dhaka, one of the busiest and most densely populated cities in the world. Today, I will pin Shahbagh Metro Rail Station to Steam-Atlas. Let me introduce you to the Shahbagh Metro Rail Station.

Shahbagh Metro Rai Station

The time is 2009-2010, and a 20-year plan has been adopted to facilitate the transportation system of Dhaka. According to the plan, the work was completed on December 29, 2022.

Signboard of Shahbagh Metro Rail Station
The Metrorail project consists of a total of 16 stations. Shahbagh is one of the stations. The total cost of 16 stations in the Metro Rail is 34,720 million taka. The Metro Rail station can serve more than 60,000 passengers per hour, and the number of passengers is estimated to be 350,000 per day.

I am in Metro Rail Station
These trains operate on a fully electric system. The trains run at a speed of more than 100 km per hour. Each coach of the train is air-conditioned.

Ticket for the travelling train

This big-budget project is being managed by the Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited Authority of the Ministry of Communications, and a consortium of foreign and Bangladeshi companies known as the NKDM Association is working as the general consultant for the project, including Japan's Nippon Koei and Bangladesh Development Design Consultants, among others.

At the time of entering Shahbag Metro Rail Station
I entered the metro rail station, and at the entrance to the station, I saw the signboard of the metro rail station. After the wide stairs going up in front, I continued to climb up the stairs. In addition to the stairs at Shahbagh Center, there are two lifts on both sides. You can go directly up and down through the lifts.

Lift in Metro Rail Station

The entire metro rail station is monitored by CCTV cameras. One thing to note here is that carrying any goods is completely prohibited at the station. Even carrying water bottles is prohibited.

CCRV Camera inside the station

There are signboards at several places on the station platform containing important information about the station and its surroundings. From where do people come here get urgent information?

Different type of noticeboard in the Rail Station
There are also signboards about what can and cannot be done inside the station.
The station has a train signal and a telecom equipment room. This is a reserved room. The public is prohibited from entering this room.

Signal and telecom equipment room in the Metro Rail Station

The entire station is protected by CCTV cameras. There is a monitoring room to monitor the station, which is also prohibited for the public.
The station has many fire extinguishers. These are needed to deal with any kind of instant danger.

Fire Extinguisher in the Metro Rail Station
There are three Counters of automatic train ticket machines. These machines are used to collect tickets from the destination by paying a certain amount of money. There are also several counters for manually purchasing tickets.

Ticket counter in the Station

Another Image or ticket counter
There are monthly ticket packages here. Those who buy monthly tickets at once do not have to stand in line every day. You can board the train directly after arriving at the station,

Reserve seat for ladies
The first coach of the metro train is reserved for women and Also, women can board the train at any point.

Map of sixteen Metro Rail stations

There are ATM booths of two banks at the station, from which passengers can withdraw money as they need. For the security of the station, there is its security force, and a group of policemen is always on duty here.

Passengers are waiting for the train

All the places in the station are clean. There is no dirt anywhere. Moreover, dustbins have been placed at various places to keep the dirt. So that there is no problem with garbage disposal.

Dustbin in the Station
After the train arrives at the station, people line up to board the train. There is a specific gate to board the train. Everything is closed for security. As soon as the train arrives at the station, the gate opens automatically, and the train stops in front of the door gate. Everything is ready in a computerized system.

Passengers are boarding the train in line.

Thousands of people come and go here every day; there is not a single mess anywhere. Everything is beautifully arranged; passengers also follow every rule and come and go.

At last, passengers go to their way own destination

💁‍♂ Location on Steem Atlas map :[//]:# (!steematlas 23.73951861 lat 90.39606437 long Metro Rail Station Shahbag Dhaka d3scr)

Some important information about Shahbagh Metrorail Station:-

Website	Link
Google Map	Link
Source	Link
Place Name	Metro Rail Station, Shahbagh
Managed by	Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited
Established	2022
Train schedule	7.10-9.00 (Saturday - Thursday).
Train schedule	3.00-9.00 (Only Friday)
Train departure time	Every 10 minutes
Closed	Friday up to 3.00 pm
Cleanliness	Good
Security	Good
Mobile	One plus nord CE4 lite 5G
Visiting date	08-05-25

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