The services of metro rail are likely to resume at the Mirpur 10 station this month about three months after it was closed following vandalism by some people during the student-led mass uprising.
In July, after vandalism at Mirpur 10 and Kazipara stations, then road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader claimed that it would take one year to repair these two stations.
At that time, officials concerned also said that the total damage to Mirpur 10 and Kazipara stations was around Tk 500 crore, Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha reported on July 30.
Meanwhile, the metro rail services resumed at the Kazipara station on September 19 after around two months which had been repaired at a cost of Tk 20.5 lakh.
Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited, under the road transport and bridges ministry, is the implementing agency of the country鈥檚 first-ever electricity-powered elevated and air-conditioned rail system on the 20.1-kilometre-long Uttara鈥揗otijheel route in the capital.
On July 19, vending machines, ticket counters, offices, police control rooms, computers, television screens and close circuit cameras inside the Mirpur 10 and Kazipara stations were vandalised.
The authorities closed down metro rail services for an indefinite period from July 20 and the services resumed on August 25.
The company managing director Md Abdur Rouf told 抖阴精品 on Tuesday that they had almost completed all the repair work at the Mirpur 10 station.
鈥榃e will conduct a test run through the station on October 10 to check the safety issues at the station and if everything is okay, the station will be reopened for the public within this month,鈥� he said.
He said that they had repaired the station by buying some local products like computers and tinted glasses.
鈥榃e also took some equipment from two to three less crowded stations and our exhibition centre at Uttara,鈥� he said, adding, 鈥業t is important that we have not taken any money from the government for the repair.鈥�
He did not, however, mention the amount of the repair cost.
Replying to a question, Abdur Rouf said that they did not compromise the safety issues.
鈥楢fter damage to the stations some estimation might have been done but later we conducted item-wise checking,鈥� he said, adding that they had found that there were no severe damages to the stations.聽
When they would complete the extension of the line till Kamalapur, these repairs would be adjusted again, he added.聽聽聽
Currently, on weekdays the metro trains make a total of 198 trips and daily around three lakh passengers use the services.聽
The services of the metro rail system were inaugurated on December 28, 2022, which were extended till Motijheel in November 2023.