THE PREPARATORY STUDY ON THE DHAKA MASS RAPID TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (LINE 1) IN BANGLADESH FINAL REPORT (SUMMARY) DECEMBER 2018 JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY (JICA) ALMEC CORPORATION ORIENTAL CONSULTANTS GLOBAL CO., LTD. NIPPON KOEI CO., LTD. KATAHIRA & ENGINEERS INTERNATIONAL 4R JR(先) 18-068 THE PREPARATORY STUDY ON THE DHAKA MASS RAPID TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (LINE 1) IN BANGLADESH FINAL REPORT (SUMMARY) DECEMBER 2018 JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY (JICA) ALMEC CORPORATION ORIENTAL CONSULTANTS GLOBAL CO., LTD. NIPPON KOEI CO., LTD. KATAHIRA & ENGINEERS INTERNATIONAL Exchange Rate (July 2018) 1USD=110JPY 1USD=83BDT 1BDT=1.32JPY Table of Contents Background .................................................................................................................................... 1-1 Objectives of the Project ................................................................................................................ 1-2 Scope of the Project ....................................................................................................................... 1-2 Basic Policy and Points of the Study.............................................................................................. 1-3 Location of the Project Area and Spatial Structure ........................................................................ 2-1 Location ............................................................................................................................... 2-1 Administrative Units and Land Areas .................................................................................. 2-1 Socio-Economic Profile .................................................................................................................. 2-3 Population ............................................................................................................................ 2-3 GDP ..................................................................................................................................... 2-4 Labour and Employment ..................................................................................................... 2-8 Income Levels and Poverty ............................................................................................... 2-10 Land Use ...................................................................................................................................... 2-13 RAJUK Area ...................................................................................................................... 2-13 Hazards ............................................................................................................................. 2-23 CURRENT URBAN TRANSPORT SYSTEM ............................................................................... 2-29 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 2-29 Pedestrian & Non-Motorized Transports ........................................................................... 2-29 Private Car, Motorcycle& Truck ......................................................................................... 2-31 Public Transport ................................................................................................................. 2-34 Urban Road Network ......................................................................................................... 2-39 MRT Line 6 ........................................................................................................................ 2-41 BRT Line 3 ......................................................................................................................... 2-42 Dhaka Elevated Expressway (DEE) .................................................................................. 2-47 Review of Previous Studies............................................................................................................ 3-1 Study of Location of Stations and Alternatives............................................................................... 3-8 Concept of Location of Stations .......................................................................................... 3-8 Station Location of Each Line ............................................................................................. 3-8 Infrastructure Facility Alternative Study ............................................................................. 3-23 Design Criteria for MRT Line 1 .......................................................................................... 3-25 Connecting with Other MRT Lines .................................................................................... 3-28 Passenger Demand Forecast for MRT Line 5 ............................................................................. 3-32 i Framework of Demand Forecast ....................................................................................... 3-32 Update of RSTP Traffic Demand ....................................................................................... 3-33 Network Settings ............................................................................................................... 3-36 Daily Passenger Demand Result ...................................................................................... 3-39 4.1 Alignment Planning ........................................................................................................................ 4-1 4.1.1 Basic Policies of the Alignment Planning ............................................................................ 4-2 4.2 Design Standards and Basic Policies of the Alignment Planning .................................................. 4-2 4.2.1 Design standards ................................................................................................................. 4-2 4.2.2 Basic Policies of the Alignment Planning ............................................................................ 4-2 4.2.3 Control Points .................................................................................................................... 4-10 4.3 Underground Utilities and Soil Conditions ................................................................................... 4-15 4.3.1 The Result of Geotechnical Survey ................................................................................... 4-15 4.4 Hydrological Survey ..................................................................................................................... 4-23 4.5 Civil and Utilities Plan ................................................................................................................... 4-24 4.5.1 Elevated Structure ............................................................................................................. 4-24 4.5.2 Underground Structure ...................................................................................................... 4-33 4.6 Station Architectural Works and Facility Plan ............................................................................ 4-103 4.6.1 Architectural Works Plan ................................................................................................. 4-103 4.6.2 Mechanical Facilities ....................................................................................................... 4-108 4.7 Track Plan ................................................................................................................................... 4-112 4.7.1 Design Standard of MRT Line 6 ...................................................................................... 4-112 4.7.2 Specifications of Track Materials ..................................................................................... 4-113 4.7.3 Track Laying Schedule .................................................................................................... 4-119 4.8 Operation Planning ..................................................................................................................... 4-119 4.8.1 Operation Planning Data ................................................................................................. 4-119 4.8.2 Running Time .................................................................................................................. 4-122 4.8.3 Operation Guide .............................................................................................................. 4-126 4.8.4 Number of Cars to be Formed and the Required Number of Train Sets ........................ 4-130 4.8.5 All Day Operation Headway and Number of Trains (Weekdays) .................................... 4-131 4.8.6 Peak Hour Diagram 2025 (8 Cars) .................................................................................. 4-132 4.8.7 Operation during an Emergency ..................................................................................... 4-133 4.8.8 Comparison of MRT Line 6 and MRT Line 1 Operation Plans ....................................... 4-134 4.9 Rolling Stock Plan ...................................................................................................................... 4-135 4.9.1 Outline ............................................................................................................................. 4-135 4.9.2 Design Criteria ................................................................................................................. 4-135