The 20 km Line-6 is an elevated metro rail system connecting Uttara and Motijheel in Dhaka, passing through the busy areas of Pallabhi and Mirpur, with 16 stations and a Maintenance Depot. The phase 1 of the project covering 11.4 kms was inaugurated by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of Bangaladesh Ms. Sheikh Hasina on 28th December 2022.
Railway SBG, a part of Transport Infrastructure business of L&T Construction commissioned the Electrical & Mechanical systems as a design & build package that involves the construction of Ballast less Trackwork in Mainline (43 TKM), Ballasted Trackwork in Depot (19TKM), eight 1500V DC Traction Sub Stations (TSS), Feeder Messenger Type DC Overhead Catenary System (OCS), Energy Storage System (ESS), Communication Based Train Control (CBTC) Signaling system, Telecommunication system and Radio Communication based on LTE, Automatic Fare Collection System, Platform Screen Doors, Lifts, Escalators and overall system integration.
Power Transmission & Distribution business vertical of L&T executed the 132 kV GIS based Receiving Substations, associated EHV cables from Grid Substations, Auxiliary Substations at stations & depot, 33 kV cable network along the viaduct and the SCADA system for the power supply arrangements