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DeutschUttara North metro station
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 neighbourhood of Dhaka. It was opened on 29 December 2022.[3][4]
History
[edit]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
[edit]Station layout
[edit]| 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  | |
| Platform 1 Southbound | Towards → Motijheel next station is Uttara Center | |
| Platform 2 Northbound | Towards ← Train Terminates Here | |
| Side platform | Doors will open on the left | ||
| L2 | ||
Connectivity
[edit]Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation provides shuttle bus service from the station to House Building.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Line 6 route map" (PDF). Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ Adhikary, Tuhin Shubhra (23 April 2022). "A peek into Uttara north metro rail station". The Daily Star. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "প্রধানমন্ত্রীকে নিয়ে মাত্র ১০ মিনিটে দিয়াবাড়ি থেকে আগারগাঁওয়ে মেট্রোরেল". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 28 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ "CP-03, CP-04 (Viaduct & Stations, Uttara-Agargaon)". 17 March 2020. Archived from the original on 15 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Metro rail now open for public". The Daily Star. 29 December 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ Adhikary, Tuhin Shubhra (18 December 2022). "Metro Rail: 50 double-decker buses to provide shuttle service". The Daily Star. Retrieved 23 December 2022.