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Vision 2035 : MRT Station
Vision 2035: Design of a MRT Station
Term: 5/2
Studio Teachers:
At. K. Taufiq Elahi, Ar. Shamsul Arefin, Ar. Rezwan Sobhan
Dhaka City is the capital of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. The Dhaka Metropolitan Area (DMA) has a population of 14.15 million. Currently the urban transpor- tation in DMA heavily relies on road traffic using travel modes such as automobile, bus, and rickshaw are coex- istent. This brings about serious traffic congestion in addi- tion to aggravation of health condition of the people in Dhaka City due to air pollution. It is further expected that, in the years to come, DMA will experience growth of the economy and increase in the number of automobiles, and urban population. All these make the improvement of the urban public transport system pressing issues for the DMA.
Hoping to improve the situation of DMA the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) formulated the “Strategic Transport Plan for Dhaka” (STP) in 2005 in cooperation with the world bank. The implementing agency is the DTCA under the ministry of communication. The STP includes a ‘‘20 years Urban Transportation policy (2015-2035)’’ and the identification of priority issues.
The Rapid Transit (MRT), also known as metro, subway, underground or colloquially as “the train”, is a type of high capacity public transport generally found in urban areas. Unlike buses or trams, rapid transit systems are electric railways that operate on an exclusive right on way, which cannot be accessed by pedestrians or other vehicles of any sort, and which is often grade separated in tunnels or on elevated railways.
