The MRT Line 4 () of

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is a proposed mass rapid transit line, stretching from the city's main railway station to the

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. This line is scheduled to be completed by 2030 and will be operated by the

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(DMTCL).

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has expressed interest to invest in this project.

History

In 2005, the

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published a study report, recommending that the

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build a mass transit system in

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. In the same year, American consultancy firm

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prepared a strategic transport plan for Dhaka. The World Bank helped to develop this plan, which proposed the construction of five MRT lines in Dhaka. The five metro lines were MRT Line 1, MRT Line 2, MRT Line 4,

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and

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. In 2017, an agreement was signed between the government of Bangladesh and

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to build MRT Line 4 on a

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(PPP) basis. On 1 October 2019,

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, the mayor of

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submitted a written request to

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, the Road Transport and Bridges minister, to connect

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with the Dhaka Metro network. Although, there was an existing plan to connect the city with Kamalapur by building MRT Line 4 which was proposed to be an underground line parallel with the Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat line. But due to the ongoing double line construction project to increase the commuter service on the line and the construction of the Dhaka–Jessore line, if MRT Line 4 is constructed there, there will not be enough passengers to make the metro line profitable,

(DMTCL) has revised the alignment and changed the destination of the route to Madanpur. In 2023, the government pulled out of the deal with Japan to build MRT Line 4 due to higher costs. the government decided to request the Department of Economic Relations (ERD) to find donors to fund MRT Line 4. ERD found World Bank, Japan and

as potential donors.

Stations

The MRT Line 4 is still in the planning stages. There may be changes to the list of stations, including adding new stations, assigning different names to the stations or some stations getting eliminated from the line. Hence, the list of stations is not final and may be updated in the future.

References

{{reflist 4 Sonargaon Upazila Bandar Upazila Proposed railway lines in Bangladesh Standard-gauge railways in Bangladesh