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Dhaka Metro Rail service has been extended by an hour in the lead-up to Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival for Muslims, to facilitate travel centering the celebration and Eid shopping.
The new schedule, effective from Wednesday (27 March), will see the last train depart from Uttara North Station at 9:00 pm and Motijheel Station at 9:40 pm. Previously, the last trains departed at 8:00 pm and 8:40 pm, respectively. This extension aims to facilitate travel associated with Eid celebrations and shopping activities.
Metro rail service will not operate on Eid day, according to Dhaka Mass Transit Company Ltd (DMTCL) Managing Director MAN Siddique, who spoke at a press conference at the DMTCL office on Tuesday.
According to the new schedule, the last train departing Motijheel will leave at approximately 9:40 pm, instead of the current 8:40 pm, and will reach Uttara North at 10:14 pm, making all scheduled stops. The last train from Uttara North will depart for Motijheel at 9:00 pm.
Only passengers with a valid Mass Rapid Pass (MRT) with sufficient balance can board these later trains. Ticket counters and single-entry ticket machines at all stations will cease operation at 8:50 pm, while ticket counters will open at 7:15 am.
According to the revised schedule, from Uttara North to Motijheel, trains will run every 10 minutes from 7:10 am to 7:30 am and 8:00 pm onwards Trains will operate every eight minutes from 7:31 am to 11:36 am and 2:01 pm to 8:00 pm. Off-peak hours, 11:37 am to 2:00 pm, will see trains running every 12 minutes.
Regarding Iftar (the breaking of fast during Ramadan), Siddique said passengers will be allowed to bring unopened 250ml water bottles before and after Iftar.
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