LRT | Light Rail Transit Service | Electric Train in Narayangonj

Government of the Bangladesh has planned to set up 23 kilometer long two LRT - electric rail line in Narayanganj city. On Tuesday, 20^th November, 2018 the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs presided over by the Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, he has approved a policy proposal for setting up of Light Rail Transit (LRT) at Narayanganj City Corporation area. The Narayangonj LRT project has been proposed on the basis of G2G and implementation of PPP system.

Narayanganj is an important city, considering its commercial and industrial growth, its port facility, any planning should have projection of future traffic in the city. Using the LRT electric trains around one lac 20 thousand passengers will be able to travel every day on these routes. This LRT rail route in Narayangonj city will set up a framework for how the City will respond to its future transportation needs.

The LRT - Light Rail Transit is a form of urban rail transit using rolling stock similar to a tramway, but operating at a higher capacity, and often on an exclusive right-of-way. The electric rail mass transit – provides an exceptionally clean, energy-efficient form of mobility. The transport system moves passengers quickly from place to place on a permanent rail track. Also called a fast tram service, these modes of transportation can be a single car or multiple cars coupled together.

The LRT contributes to the City’s vitality by ensuring accessibility for everyone, links to a great number of destinations and integration with other modes of transportation. LRT expansion helps ensure a transportation system that provides mobility and choice for everyone, every day. Bringing LRT to all sectors of the city, making transit an accessible, easy choice for all.

Benefits / Features of LRT - Light Rail Transit system:

• Ensuring sustainable transit
• Increase traffic safety
• Managing traffic congestion to facilitate mobility across the City
• Links to more destinations and more direct transit, pedestrian and cyclist connections
• Reliable, frequent service
• Integration of LRT with land use development to support healthy, active lifestyles
• Saving money on fuel, parking and vehicle maintenance
• Convenient, reliable mobility for all Edmontonians
• Creating smaller-scale stations spaced closer together
• Reducing greenhouse gas emissions

The Rapid KL is a public transportation system built by Prasarana Malaysia which is very much popular in the country. The Rapid Rail currently operates five rail lines comprising the Ampang, Sri Petaling, Kelana Jaya, KL Monorail and MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang Lines. This rapid transit system was known as "Rapid KL" operates on standard gauge.

After the meeting the additional secretary of the Cabinet Division Mosammat Nasima Begum said that "Light Rapid Transit is a public transport system. Passengers will be transported from one place to another through electric trains." She also informed that 388 cities in the world are using this popular rapid rail transit system. After getting approval from the cabinet committee the feasibility study will be done to find out the possibility of verification of the proposal of introduction of electric train. Will see what will be the cost, who will work, will be final at the time of probability verification.

The routes will be total 23 kilometers long. One of the route lengths will be 11 kilometers which will start from Nitaiganj - Chashara - Signboard area near Dhaka-Chattogram highway. And another route will be around 12 kilometers long from Panchabati – Chashara - Chittagong Road. Both the routs will intersect at Chashara area. There is a framework agreement between the government of Bangladesh and Singapore to work on the basis of G2G. Singapore will work in different sectors including transport, tourism.

Earlier the Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) has taken an initiative to construct a light rapid transit (LRT) system as a remedy to the city's traffic congestion, although there is no mention of any such service in the Strategic Transport Plan (STP). The NCC has already sent a proposal to construct LRT rail track to Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority (DTCA) and shared the plan in this regard for its approval. NCC, without conducting any study on viability of the LRT, has proposed to set up the line in two corridors and in elevated way.

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