The metro rail has adjusted its peak and off-peak timings as the government changed its office hours to 9am to 5pm instead of 10am to 6pm.
Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) Managing Director MAN Siddique announced the new schedule for the peak and off-peak hours of the metro rail today (13 June), which is set to be effective from 19 June, after Eid-ul-Adha.
Uttara North to Motijheel:
According to the new schedule, there will be a special off-peak period from Uttara North to Motijheel between 7:10am and 7:30am, with trains running every 10 minutes.
From 07:31am to 11:36am will be peak hours, with an 8-minute headway. From 11:37am to 02:24pm will be off-peak hours, with a 12-minute headway. From 02:25pm to 08:32pm will again be peak hours, with an 8-minute headway.
Finally, from 8:33pm to 9:00pm, there will be a special off-peak period with a 10-minute headway.
Motijheel to Uttara North
Also, from Motijheel to Uttara North, there will be a special off-peak period from 7:30am to 8am with a 10-minute headway.
From 08:01am to 12:08pm will be peak hours, with an 8-minute headway. From 12:09pm to 03:04pm will be special off-peak hours, with a 12-minute headway.
From 3:05pm to 9:12pm will be peak hours, with an 8-minute headway. From 09:13pm to 09:40pm, there will be a special off-peak period with a 10-minute headway.
He said that the metro rail will run 196 times a day from the date instead of 194 times a day.
The managing director also mentioned that Fridays will remain the weekly holiday as usual.
In light of Eid-ul-Adha, he said the skin of sacrificial animals and raw or cooked meat cannot be carried in metro trains. Previously imposed restrictions will remain in place.
On 17 June, metro train services will remain suspended for Eid-ul-Adha.
