Uttara Center metro station

Uttara Center metro station (Bengali: উত্তরা সেন্টার মেট্রো স্টেশেন romanised: Uttora sentar metro steshen) is a metro station of the Dhaka Metro's MRT Line 6, located in Uttara, a suburb of Dhaka. The station commenced operation from 18 February 2023.[2][3][4]

Uttara Center

উত্তরা সেন্টার
Dhaka Metro Rail station
Interior of the station
General information
Other namesStation 2
LocationAvenue 1, Sector 15, Uttara, Dhaka
Bangladesh
Coordinates23.8598°N 90.3651°E / 23.8598; 90.3651
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
Opened18 February 2023 (2023-02-18)
Electrified1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station Dhaka Metro Following station
Uttara North
Terminus
 MRT Line 6 Uttara South
towards Kamalapur
Location

History

The Uttara Centre 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. Italian-Thai Development Public Company Limited gets work contract for "Package CP-03". The agreement document was sent to the ministry on 29 March 2016 for NBR investigation and law and parliamentary investigation. The signing ceremony for the agreement package was held on 3 May 2017 at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in Dhaka. Construction work started on 2 August 2017.[5][6]

Transit Oriented Development Hub

There will be a TOD hub in all stations of Metro Rail Line-6. This TOD (Transit Oriented Development) hub houses shops, commercial office etc. According to authority the first TOD hub will be constructed in this station.[7]

Station

Station layout
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 Disabled access
Platform 1
Southbound		 Towards → Agargaon next station is Uttara South
Platform 2
Northbound		 Towards ← Uttara North
Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
L2


References
  1. "Line 6 route map" (PDF). Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  2. "প্রধানমন্ত্রীকে নিয়ে মাত্র ১০ মিনিটে দিয়াবাড়ি থেকে আগারগাঁওয়ে মেট্রোরেল". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 28 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  3. Tuhin Shubhra Adhikary (6 June 2021). "Uttara-Agargaon Metro Rail: Launch now aimed at Dec 2022". The Daily Star.
  4. "মেট্রোরেলের 'উত্তরা সেন্টার' স্টেশন খুললো". Bdnews24.com (in Bengali). 18 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  5. "CP-03, CP-04 (Viaduct & Stations, Uttara-Agargaon)". 17 March 2020.
  6. "Construction of Metro rail and station starts today". The Asian Age. 2 August 2017.
  7. Hossain, Anwar (9 March 2021). "বাড়তি আয়ের জন্য খোলা হবে বিপণিবিতান". Prothom Alo (in Bengali).
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