Bijoy Sarani metro station

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Bijoy Sarani

বিজয় সরণি
Dhaka Metro Rail station
Station building
General information
Other namesStation 10
LocationBijoy Sarani, Tejgaon Thana, Dhaka
Bangladesh
Coordinates23°45′59″N 90°22′35″E / 23.7663759°N 90.3762934°E / 23.7663759; 90.3762934
Owned byDhaka Mass Transit Company Limited
Line(s) MRT Line 6 
PlatformsSide platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels3
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
AccessibleYes Disabled access
History
Opened13 December 2023 (2023-12-13)
Electrified1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station Dhaka Metro Following station
Agargaon
towards Uttara North
MRT Line 6 Farmgate
towards Kamalapur
Location
Map

Bijoy Sarani (Bengali: বিজয় সরণি, romanised: Bijoy Shoroni) is an elevated metro station of the Dhaka Metro's MRT Line 6. This station is located in the area of Tejgaon Thana. The station began its service on 13 December 2023.[2]

History[edit]

The proposed station at Bijoy Sarani was to be built in front of the Bangabandhu Military Museum, but due to the objection of the Bangladesh Air Force in 2011,[3] it was planned to be built near the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban.[4]

It 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] The station will be opened to the public in December 2023.

Station[edit]

Station layout[edit]

G Path level Exit / Entry
L1 Between Rent control, station agent, metro card vending machine, crossover
L2 Side platform no. 1, the left door will openDisabled access
Southbound towards → Farmgate
Northbound towards ←Agargaon
Side platform no. 2, the left door will openDisabled access
L2

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Line 6 route map" (PDF). Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Another two metro stations to open on Dec 13 - National - observerbd.com". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  3. ^ "যেভাবে চূড়ান্ত হলো মেট্রোর উত্তরা-মতিঝিল রুট". Bonikbarta.net (in Bengali). 28 December 2022. Archived from the original on 28 December 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  4. ^ "যানজটের শহরে শুরু হচ্ছে মেট্রোরেলের যাত্রা". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 28 December 2022. Archived from the original on 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.