The Metro rail will run from 8 am to 2 pm instead of 8:30am to 12:30pm from April 5.
Considering the passengers' demand and aiming to provide more services, the timing has been changed, said MAN Siddique, managing director of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL), in a press conference on Thursday.
He said that all the stations in the Uttara-Agargaon route of the metro rail will be operational this month.
Besides, metro rail will start in full swing from July this year and then the train will run non-stop from dawn to midnight , he added.
Read more: Dhaka Metro Rail launch: From ticketing to seating – things to know
According to Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL), the rail operation till Motijheel may start by the end of 2024, and Kamalapur by 2025. By December 2024, metro rail will start operation from Agargaon to Kamalapur route with 24 trains.
On December 28, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the country's first ever elevated metro rail, setting a milestone in the country's communication history.