As an Indian i m so happy to see Dhaka get a metro line. Recently Indonesia got its high speed railway too. Its so fascinating to see our part of the world grow. Its our time now.
I was in Jakarta not too long ago, and the Japanese are also involved in their MRT system. There's only one line yet, but it's wonderful, partly above ground and partly underground. I took the MRT dozens of times. Anyway, great channel... nice to see someone so passionate about subway systems. They're awesome :).
As a Japanese person, I was really surprised to hear that Dhaka has a metro system based off of Tokyo's, or honestly a metro system in general. Thanks for covering it!
Japan has also provided loans to Namma Metro in the city of Bengaluru, India. I am not sure how much Japan was involved in planning/construction of the metro itself but they have financed the metro in our city.
@@harshitkumar4760 I can only speak for Bengaluru Metro. We did take help initially from Delhi Metro. But BMRCL did take a lot of loans from Japan, France and other development fund banks
As a Jakartan, the scenes shown in Dhaka are incredibly familiar (special thank you for showing some of the MRT scenes) because our MRT is also built by Japan (you mentioned it too lol), heck the Dhaka metro station at the beginning is almost the exact same as ours's above ground MRT stations. I just wish that they build more MRT lines faster because damn the expansions are slow and quite expensive :(
@@ryadi1703 Yes i know which is why i said it's slow. Considering that it's just one line extension (the last extension of that line, Phase 2B will be completed in 2031) and they're considering speedrunning the "Phase 3" line that stretches for 84 km, even when completing a 25ish km line takes decades. Also the 2027 extension is only to Harmoni won't you believe it, to Kota it's 2029. I just hope that after the slow motion of the NS line they will get much faster
@@Ritz1256I think the construction of phase 4 line will start sooner than phase 3 since South Korea is already committed to invest in the construction of phase 4 even before any news of investments for phase 3.
As a American-Bangladeshi I can say this metro rail is one of the biggest projects in history taken by the Govt. of Bangladesh. Another one is Padma Bridge. I'm really happy to see my beloved country continuing to prosper. But corruption, inflation and lack of transparency in the authority system, freedom of speech is pulling back all these prosperity. But Asia will dominate soon... Real soon. Thanks for covering this story.
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As a Bangladeshi I'm so proud to see you cover our Dhaka's metro line. Our underground metro system and more elevated metroline are ongoing constructions.
Yes, we have our metro system up & running that's great for the commuters. But i don't see whats to be proud of, we didn't built it Japanese did (they funded it also). Apart from construction and labor nothing is done by our people. Even the feasibility studies are done by foreign consultants. I also doubt our people in charge of the metro system can maintain it properly in long run.
@@foku12345 Yeah I know so what,what if the japanese did everything and funded they didn't do it for free no? who will have to pay that fund or loan later? And please kindly read the lines again I said "I'm proud to see HIM cover our country’s metro system"
Being from Sri Lanka, I'm really happy that people from Bangladesh, particularly the citizens of Dhaka, are fortunate enough to have access to modern commuter facilities like this. In Sri Lanka, there was also a plan to introduce a metro system with Japanese assistance, but unfortunately, the project fell victim to political corruption.
As a Bangladeshi who uses the metro regularly, I can say the metro here is amazing, and actually quite better than some in other countries. And it does feel VERY Japanese-y.
Despite living in Dhaka myself, I haven't had the privilege of using the Metro once because I live all the way down in Baksi Bazar. But once the 2nd phase of MRT-Line 6 is complete this October, I can perhaps use the Metro as much as I want. Also, how much are each tickets per person? And how long can you use one singular ticket?
@@erabhikdasguptaOur Metro is only Japanese made even the trains(based on Japanese model),full design , stations and ticket machines . Your India never involved here. What's wrong with you ?
It’s great to see that Japanese railway technology is seeing a rise in popularity nowadays. Not only as someone who’s interested in Japanese railways, but also because a lot of the ideas that are put into building Japanese-style railway systems are just generally very beneficial to cities around the world. Such as intercompatibility and through-running with existing railway lines, high frequency and quality service, and just the generally clean stations which have extra essential touches such as platform-screen doors. As a Filipino myself, I can’t wait to see what’s in store and hopefully our train system will be able to catch up with the likes of Japan soon, because as it seems now it’s a shame how the government has pretty much only decided to develop the train network now. Just wish they could speed up construction though.
With great speed comes great undertaking, they're going to sacrifice some things if they would build thoe trains hastily. It's better if we build it steady and proper so there would be no possibility of error happening in between the builds.
@@czvsc954 I know, but these projects are taking way too long. And not to mention the various issues surrounding the construction of these lines, such as corruption. Take the aforementioned North-South commuter rail for example. Planning and initial construction was taken in the 1990s, it was then restarted in the 2000s, and demolished and restarted again in 2013, and is projected to start operations in 2028-2029. It's honestly mind-blowing to me how it's taking 3 decades just to build a single line(though other lines should also be able to be finished by that time). In the span of those 20 years meanwhile, our neighbours such as Thailand have managed to build an entire metro system from scratch, with only 2 lines remaining, and other expansion projects planned. By the time the North-South commuter rail is done, Bangkok's metro would be wholly complete. What makes it even worse is that government incompetence is the only thing that holds back construction and nothing else.
It just proved that even a poor country, Japanese railway technology is still possible. No need for China to build their railway with their low quality technology
I'm from Dhaka, who now calls Toronto home. I'm currently on vacation in Dhaka and I really see the difference the metro made. It'll be a blessing for the city dwellers specially when the city centre bound phase 2 will be opened soon. Thank you for making the video. I found your channel from Eglinton LRT video and who knew I'll see video about Dhaka Metro in your channel!
Indonesia has also been importing older Japanese Trains from different companies for its KRL Commuter Services. It looks a little more spartan than these new subways though.
Old recks r more reliable & maintenance friendly, its just they don't have airconditioning. For last 40 years its running perfectly in Kolkata Subway of India
Subway is not efficient in the US as it’s too spread apart and population density is low compared to India Japan China. What is crazy to think about is that China has the largest high speed rails in the world which was unthinkable just 20 years ago.
I was in Dhaka in 2006. It was some of the absolute worst vehicle traffic I have ever experienced, with the streets so clogged with traffic that it moved at a frustratingly slow pace. I am so happy to see that the people in Dhaka now have this metro line! I was also happy to see your mention of a system in Jakarta - another city with so much traffic that chokes its streets, especially since drivers do not respect the delineated traffic lanes.
As a Railgeek from Indonesia It's great that you talking about MRT Jakarta, but it also be great if you also talkong about Commuterline too, Which is a train that most people in Jakarta used to commune to work And most of train that Used In Jakarta Commiterline was come from Various Japanese Used Train (JR East, Tokyo Metro, Tokyu)
As a Bangladeshi living in Vancouver and used to skytrain it’s amazing to see that my home country gets the same treatment as Vancouver skytrain …. We have come a very very long way ❤
As a person who have experienced both in Dhaka and Vancouver.. I really like your opinion! But Dhaka should concentrate more on making their own metros rather than depending on Japan .. I’m in Vancouver tooo from Dhaka meet me brother !
@@punisherGT As someone currently living in dhaka I donot see my country getting better at tech industry enough to make such stuff we are already in deep mud all we can do is slow down the sinking and hope for a miracle to happen .
In argentina when the japanese funded and directed de electrification of the Roca Line in 1985, they've also build an training center and even took argentinian railway ingeneers to japan to study the ATS system and learn how the 25 kv system works (which was new in argentina at the time). So i would say it was a very constructive effort. The chinese on the other hand...
Long-time Bangladeshi-Australian fan here: currently visiting family here in Dhaka and travelling on the new Metro is on my to-do list for this trip. Amazing coverage as always, Reece! :D
the concern about native engineers is quite legit. but a lot of bangladeshi engineers worked under the guidance of Japanese engineers in these projects. around a 100 from my university only and there are 10's of university graduates who get their job at these metro construction projects. hopefully they can learn and help build future metros and other projects from the Japanese. and lastly thanks to japan, they have been a true friend of ours
Taiwan, Indonesia, India, all friend nations of Japan, are taking the same approach to take time to brew domestic engineers. They're not illegally copying it like China. They are slowly digesting it. Out of three, Indonesia will be the first to build new trains domestically and may eventually sell them to other countries which include... possibly Bangladesh? Dhaka line is an extra special because it's the first metro line of the country. Japan and its companies are not doing this for temporary profit. They have never agreed to built any rails unless they see newly built rails will bring profit to both countries. So it's gonna be a win-win, mate! Looks like Dhaka line is going to be a bloodline and people's determination for their future growth. I'm very excited and fortunate to witness the eventual rise of Bangladesh together in this generation.
I am so happy, finally Dhaka city has a MRT train line. I have knew how crowding highway line in Dhaka for people, vehicles and rickshaws. Congrat, Bangladesh....... Greeting from Indonesia.
Greetings from Tokyo! I am racially Bengali but born and raised in Tokyo. Loved this clip and was a also good to see a few clips of Japanese lines like the Tokyu Toyoko line. Just FYI JTREC was called Tokyu Cars (owned by Tokyu), their build quality is great and they were the first maker in Japan to build a stainless steel train back in the late 50s!
@@Nabnab153 How would you know that? Did he say if he was from India or Bangladesh? He 'could' be from Indian West Bengal as well. And Bengali is an ethnicity, not a race. Learn the difference between the two words.
@@mohammedhoque4890 There's no basis for what you are sure about. Unless the OP claims he's an ethnic Bangladeshi Bengali, nothing else stands. PS : Indian Muslims do have such 'kind' of names.
I think one of the necessary things when building a transit line of such scale is to rely on the expertise and knowledge of industry leaders. Part of why the USA and Canada keep dragging their feet is their seeming aversion to just getting external help for proper line planning and construction. The dependence that can be fostered is definitely a bad thing, but it's better to have people able to move around their cities and have sustainable architecture than drown in more highway lanes and road deaths, in my opinion.
You've got it the wrong way. American cities solely contract out building subway lines and have no in-house expertise, which is why our projects cost so much.
@@thesenamesaretaken Especially those "Buy America" clauses, which wouldn't be so annoying if we had our own indigenous passenger trainset manufacturers. Which we unfortunately don't, most went out of business at the same time the US railroads went into decline during the 60s and 70s.
Congrats to our bengali brothers, you guys are on right path. Hope some day we will have cross border bullet train from delhi to dhaka to guwahati. Lets develop together. Love from India ♥️
Aside from the Impressive Dhaka and Jakarta's Metro Systems built with Japanese standards, the one's opening soon in Ho Chi Minh and in Manila are also as intriguing.
As a Japanese person, I'm surprised that Japanese companies are building so many railway systems worldwide. Those kinds of things are not reported so much in Japan.
Japanese people and government don't like to brag, but you people have consistently helped us bangladeshis immensely, and have asked for very little in return. God bless Japan
As an Australian-Bangladeshi, it gives me immense delight to see my home country getting a comprehensive metro system❤ i had the scope of riding the MRT-6, I can only hope for improvements to come. I wish oneday Dhaka metro becomes on par with the amazing metro system here in Sydney.
It'd be great if you could also do videos on the other Southeast Asian cities you mentioned that are only now building their metro systems out like Manila, Ho Chi Minh City, and Jakarta! Would also love to see a video on Kuala Lumpur!
Yes. I am not Malaysian, but I think Malaysia doesn't get much recognition from American and Europeans in terms of the technological, social and economical advancements it has made conpared to the early 2000s.
This is what I was waiting for. Thank you so much for considering Bangladesh and showing how much Bangladesh and Bangladeshis are progressing. Love and best wishes to you my fellow Canadian brother from a Proud Bangladeshi.
@@surojeetchatterjee bruhh we don't need to do that. I understand you're from west bengal, but just look at Kolkata, one of the oldest cities along with Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai but still it's GDP, HDI etc are far below all other older cities. Now gurugram , noida, ghaziabad are doing way better than Kolkata. Bengal has been destroyed by the communists.
@@surojeetchatterjeewe don't need to compare everytime. A developed neighbourhood is the best for our country. We share the same culture. That should make us even more happy for Bangladesh. I hope Bangladesh rises and rises. And we cooperate and trade with each other for mutual development
@@surojeetchatterjee Congratulations, for having a head start over Shanghai, unfortunately today Shanghai is light years ahead of any city in South Asia, let alone one in India
Glad to see my native country getting in the spotlight, hopefully these systems will be respected and kept clean in the future, I'm waiting for the Kuala Lumpur video next as a born-citizen :D
The fact that Dhaka has functional metro and way more better than American and Canadian one shows how much Car dependent society they have become in the end. This is hilarious
Dhaka is one city, much more dense. America is huge, and a lot wider, which is why cars are popular. It would be super tough to build a transit system where even rural communities are connected efficiently.
@@noamkagan9019utter nonsense. City densities are very much comparable across the world, especially city cores, but cities like Dhaka have suburbs, even if not sprawling like the US. And rural areas rarely have such metro systems anywhere. We have solid rail and bus connections to nearby major cities. For example, the Indian state bus systems are some of the most easily accessible public transport especially for rural areas. Anyway, car dependency in some Village in Midwest isn't the same as car dependency within dense cities like LA or NYC. Disingenuous.
@@noamkagan9019you noticed how in the video he has shown that there is better transit in a third world city then some of the richest largest and densest cities in the states?
Really enjoying your channel. I would love to see you do a video on Dublin, Ireland. Or lack there of. Public transport is something Dublin is really struggling with (because of bad planning and lack of vision) we don't even have a metro.
Honestly the entire UK+Ireland is a complete disgrace when it comes to transportation infrastructure... our trains have done nothing to decline from world leading to barely functioning over the past 100 years, no metro systems are under construction, and barely any rapid mass transportation in the likes of trams are being built either, leaving us to cope with Covid-slashed bus routes. It really is pathetic and depressing for such great countries to fail so miserably at transportation, and worst of all I don't see it changing any time soon
Luas isn't perfect but its a start and the DART is canny, just a shame it doesn't reach the Airport. The real scandal on Iarnrod Eireann and NIR is the lack of a major line running from Derry down the west coast to say Carrick-on-Shannon & the lack of a line from say Newry along/down toward Monaghan & thence to Navan by one fork and Dublin; to Castlebar and then Galway by the other.
@@racecardriverrr4201 I can't speak for Ireland, but in the UK the Elizabeth line and and the Northern line extension have both fully opened in the past few years - despite the Covid crisis - whilst the massive trans-Pennine upgrades, and HS2 are in progress as I write. But let the comments stay focused on this welcome success story from Dhaka.
As a Bangladeshi, I have been waiting for this video. You teased in one of your other video that you working on a video that is about Dhaka Metro Rail; and ever since then, I have been waiting for this video.
I am a regular commuter of metro rail in Dhaka. It saves around a hour every day than before for me. As Dhaka is a heavy traffic city, I believe, the metro system has impacted our thought process as well. I can now think of planning a lunch party at mirpur & come back to uttara within my lunch hour of office. It was a dream to come & go back from mirpur to uttara within an hour. now,its just a matter of 15 mins.
thats why i think this metro is such a good idea. dhaka by size is NOT a large city but getting around takes hours due to traffic. trains basically remove that
During my short travel experience overseas, I had the pleasure of visiting various metro systems, including Singapore, KL, Bangkok, Taiwan, Japan, Dubai, and Tashkent. Each of these metro systems had its own unique features, pros, and cons. However, it was the Tashkent metro that truly caught my eye. Not only is it the cheapest metro to ride, but it also resembles an art gallery, making it an unforgettable experience. With an entry fare of just 1400 Uzbek Som (equivalent to 0.12 USD), you can explore all the stations and immerse yourself in its artistic splendor. Please make a video segment about Tashkent Metro.
I love watching your videos and have been watching them on and off for about a year now, and to finally see my country being featured is very exciting.
Before colonialism, Dhaka and the entire province of Bengal used to be the richest geographical area in the world. It was the California of its time or maybe even richer. It's now slowly regaining its lost position.
@@ieditedmyname289 Why don't you read bit of a history and find out more on Bengal Subah during 17th century. Bengal used to be quite rich before Britain sucked it's blood as a prosperous colony. Study more before writing your comments
@@dungavhai3319 India's richness was largely based on the purported value of spices and textiles at the time. Specifically, spices fetched insane values in the European markets, almost as much as gold. The boom in international trade and the onset of industrial revolution quickly bought the prices crashing back to earth, and there went the so called 25% of world's GDP. Bangladesh's story is likely quite similar given that it was ruled by the Mughals as well.
@@ashb001 I guess what you maybe missing Anglo European international trade controlled by the colonial powers. If market is controlled then some powers will take advantage than others. This is happening to date. US and European countries now controlling media since the start of the Ukraine VS Russia war. Russian TV channels are not shown in Anglo European medias. The Bengal region was not always controlled by the Mughals. Time and again there were conflict between Bengal Subah and Mughals. Independent Nawabs of Bengal always loved their freedom. I would request you to read more on Independent Nawabs of Bengal
Not related to Bangladesh, but the scale of building in India recently has been impressive. Massive rail, expressway, airport projects, all across the nation. Some of the engineering is massive in scale, looking at photos of it, I think its really cool.
@@himanshusingh5214 Like everything else because China had a 15 year headstart in liberalization, rode the globalization wave and steamrolled public opposition to any infrastructure project or labour issues. Meanwhile India has none of that, and has a democracy on top that means elections can lead to new party coming to power and that new party can, purely out of spite, stall infra projects that were the darlings of the previous government (case in point: Maharashtra election led to delays in Mumbai-Ahmedabad Shinkansen line). India's metro rollout has only just begun.
@@death_parade Most of heavy machines were from China including TBM... L & T Viaduct building machines on Indian HSR line were Chinese equipment from CRRC....Indian 20 engineers couldn't even assemble a Chinese TBM at Mumbai Depot with instructions....
@@jimmylam9846 Are CCP bots such massive liars? 1.) 12 out of the 23 TBMs used in Chennai metro Phase 2 are made in India, 10 in Chennai itself. Just something I remember off the top of my head. 2.) Viaduct launching machines in Indian HSR line have been designed and built by L&T, there is an entire corporate film on it. Quote from a news article:- _"Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Hon’ble Minister for Railways, Communications, Electronics & Information Technology, flagged off indigenously designed and manufactured- Full Span Launching Equipment-Straddle Carrier and Girder Transporter to expedite the construction of viaduct for Mumbai- Ahmedabad High Speed Rail corridor, today through video conferencing here today."_ Next time, put a bit more effort in your lies. This was pathetic attempt comrade. No 50 cent for you today.
I actually used the Dhaka metro and let's just say it's amazing. The only problem is that the price for each ticket is a bit high but you can save time like hours traveling by metro so I don't see any issues. The road that usually took like 30 mins is now traversed with 5 mins. It really is amazing.
Also it looks very similar to Delhi Metro because Delhi Metro is also a consulting agency to it. And not just Bangladesh, DMRC is providing consultancy to Israel, Indonesia, Bahrain, Mauritius and Egypt as well.
Would be interesting to get your take on Jakarta and greater indo, we have a bunch of rail based transport systems either runing or will be running soon. MRT, LRT, Airport Train, Comuter Trains, Highspeed train from Jakarta to Bandung.
More importantly, railway expansion for inner city commute, increase of High Speed Railway for MRT, safety issues regarding the lack of sliding doors on KRL stations
@@andrimufid2195 The biggest scourge is moped over-affordability. Most of the locals won't give it up even though transit options are around. It's essentially a giant Prisoners' Dilemma - folks stubbornly refuse to switch to transit, and the authorities have no incentives to add new lines, nor increase frequency.
I have spent a lot of time in Japan and am glad to see their train tech is being exported to these huge cities. I was recently in Taiwan and saw that the HSR (High Speed Rail) was exactly like the Shinkansen, except 1/3 the ticket cost. Thanks for the video.
Please make a more deeply video about Jakarta's BRT, commuter rail, MRT, or even the new fully automated Suburban LRT system that all (including the train) were built by local it self 🙏
So happy to see bangladesh growing. They were so behind Pakistan and India in 1971 but today they are way ahead of Pakistan and Catching up on India. Happy to see our neighbour growing. Good luck Bangladesh. Love from India❤
@@Nabnab153 Sorry to see such kind of Reply brother. I am completely in support of development of Bangladesh. I want people to grow within and around our country. Bangladesh is not Pakistan which supports terrorism and keeps threatening Indian borders. Bangladesh and India's relationship has always been great. And I am genuinely very happy to see our brothers growing. ❤️
@@maktakjaklak6790 Just 1 state of maharashtra which is bigger than Bangladesh is way too ahead. Its only bcoz of UP, Bihar and JH our HDI is low else with rest of the states Bangladesh is nowhere near to it. If you dont believe do your own analysis.
I am a Bangladeshi living in Toronto and crazy enough have worked on the Ontario Line and Metrolinx GO projects in Toronto. Great to see that my previous home city has a metroline and by 2030 there are going to be 5 more lines afaik. I am hopeful that by 2030 both Dhaka and Toronto will have metro lines that will be completely different from today’s lines.
Hi, I'm from the Philippines. Just an update, there are currently two Japanese railway projects underway, the North-South Commuter Railway like you've mentioned and MRT 9 Metro Manila Subway, which is fully underground. Thank you for the great video! 😊
Another thing worth mentioning though is that here in the Philippines is the Metro Manila Subway (Line 9) which is also funded by JICA. The newer rolling stock of our metro lines are also mostly from Japanese manufacturers. They have a good reputation when it comes to infrastructure development assistance especially compared to the Chinese have proven time and time again to become an unreliable partner (like the MRT-3 Dalian trains and the South Long Haul Project).
If you ever make a video on Jakarta transit system. I just want to hear your thoughts on LRT Jabodebek. Entirely made by local company, the signaling (PT Len Industri), the rolling stocks (PT INKA), the stations, and the railways (PT Adhi Karya). It may not as sleek as the Japanese one, but that's why I want to hear your thoughts.
TBH INKA and its partners must expand its market to countries like Md. INKA has been supplying locomotives and carriages to Md Railways for years - it's time to step up the game.
I kind of found it funny that the Japan was helping Bangladesh with mass transit and that the Bangladeshi and Japanese flags are so similar. Japan really helping their flag brother 💀
@@emiljayatileke416i don't think so Bengalis red flag spot is not a sun symbol but an Indian subcontinent make up thing which is "Bindi" something like this ! In Bengali culture bindi so prevalent but yeah it looks same but meaning is totally different
@@polarbear7 😂🤣😅 Bindi? Damn your dumb. The red circle represents the blood sacrificed for our independence, and the green is the lush land of Bangladesh.
@@polarbear7 The red circle in Bangladesh flag represent Sun, the symbol of Independence and blood of martyrs. The green represent the lush green landscape of Bangladesh. Bangladesh flag has nothing to do with Bindi.
@@Zahir244820 there is no sun at all ! But whenever u search Bangali women u will see big bindi on there forehead which Shows green Bangladesh land (gree) and the blood of martyred i think But not son there ! Japanese have reason to put sun there Haha
I remember when the prime minister of bangladesh said that dhaka would finally be getting an mrt rail network. Its been only a few years already and dhaka's new mrt has seen popularity within short span of time!
It won't solve any traffic congestion, it will definitely help those who wanna skip those long traffic and have to go somewhere near the metro stations.
Nope, since Dhaka doesn't have effective and _integrated_ bus network to feed the metro, and the fare is still too expensive for most of the locals for daily use.
Will you cover Turin? I was there some day ago and despite not being a huge city I think that there is an interesting public transportation system with a metro line (second in planning if I'm not wrong), trams, bus and trains with 4-5 stations and 2-3 under construction.
Nice documentary on Dhaka's metro system. Lagos, Nigeria has something similar that will be open to the public any moment and it includes two lines (blue and red lines) yet.
I live in Dhaka and travelling in metro for almost 3 months mostly everyday. I can say for sure it has improved the transportation system. I can now reach a part of the city in 10 minutes but otherwise I can not dream of reaching there in 2 hours!! That is a big leap!.
The new Sydney Metro system is great by the way. Once all the extensions on the current operating Metro line are completed, the line will be 112 kilometres long. In UK terms, that’s Reading to the Southend-on-Sea via London Liverpool Street.
Because in Japan and India, most of the work is done inside the country. The construction is all done by local companies. In India the trains are manufactured by Medha, BEL, Titagarh wagons, Alstom, Siemens, Bombardier Locally.
@@himanshusingh5214 India has economies of scale that Bangladesh just does not have. For example, Indian Railways every year lays new tracks that are double the length of the entire Bangladesh Railways. That is scale. Even in rolling stock, India's annual addition to its rolling stock is twice or more of entire Bangladesh rolling stock.
There are reasons for that, Bangladesh is a far more densely populated country than India or Japan. So land acquisition takes a lot of money, which make up a large part of the cost. Also Bangladesh doesn't have any technical knowledge about infrastructure projects like this, so we have to rely on outside help for a first couple of lines, whereas India and Japan have a lot of experience. Japan built Tokyo metro in 1927, so they have nearly 100 years of experience and India built its first metro 40+ years ago. Bangladesh is just a toddler compared to them
@@AfridiBD I agree about the economies of scale and prior experience playing a part, but population density? That is a nonsense argument. I would have agreed if this was a highway project or an intercity train. But this is a metro project, that would be built on prime property right within densely populated cities, no matter which country it is built in. Let me drop some solid numbers. Population density (people per sq km):- Dhaka, Bangladesh: 30,093 Surat, India: 27,439 Length of metro(km)/Cost of making the metro($): Dhaka Metro Line 6: $2.8 Billion for 11 km Surat Metro Phase 1: $1.5 Billion for 41 km That said, the project cost of Surat Metro might increase but land acquisition for phase 1 is already done. And even if it does increase, it will be nowhere near as expensive as Dhaka Line 6.
The TTC map in the background, while you discuss the new metro rail in Dhaka. My two home cities overlap in a surreal way. I love both of my home cities. Thanks for this video.
I believe the Dhaka metro was project managed by Bangladeshi personel under the direction of Japan International Cooperation Agency. Eventually, the Dhaka metro would only need buy parts.
Just looking at the route map, that must be the best possible first metro line you could possibly build. Just straight up and down the exact centre of the city, and linking up to the main rail station.
You are spot on. I am from Dhaka. This metro route connect the heavily populated residential areas in the periphery with the administrative, business and education hub of the city center. Second phage of this metro line will be inaugurated in October, 2023. After that, half a million passengers will use it everyday. Eventually passengers movement in this metro route would climb to almost a million per day in near future.
As a car enthusiast, motorcyclist and public transport user that has been following this channel for a while, I think you should make a video on your thoughts on motorcycles. I think it's an important topic that a lot of urban channels tend to gloss over, since motorcycles give you the convenience of cars without being nearly as much of a nuisance for others
Note that this channel is focused on public transport, not on heavy fast moving individual vehicles that pose danger to pedestrians. He doesn't even talk about bikes which are a lot more aligned with good urban mobility than motorized vehicles.
@@f.g.9466 most commuter bikes weigh less than the average American lmao Bikes are more dangerous than cars to the rider for sure, but they;re far safer for pedestrians due to better visibility and being physically much smaller My point is that facilities such as park-and-rides servicing the suburbs could be so much better if everyone rode to them on a motorcycle rather than parking a tonne of steel in several square metres to carry one 70kg person
@@ratanvenkatesan5486 I'm glad you are aware that bikes are lighter and safer for pedestrians, that's why I said they are better for urban mobility. And that's why it doesn't make sense to push for motorcycles. Being better than cars isn't enough, motorcycles are still a lot more dangerous to pedestrians than regular bikes. I was just giving you a heads up that this channel is focused on *public transit* and hopes for livable cities where you can use good transit, walk and also bike. Usually he doesn't even do any deep dives into discussing bikes. I don't know why you'd expect emphasis on individual motorized vehicles, much less support for their use.
@@jan-lukas Yeah... and its increasing because of everyone in Bangladesh are now rushing to Dhaka because that's where most of the governments focus and financial jobs are there. So its going to have a much bigger population then 20 mil soon....
Japan is going crazy exporting its railway technology. Japan had a very big role in making Delhi metro what it is today. Its not only about financing but also The kind of expertise they brought ment that we learnt a lot about not only how do we build this system but also many other things i think for the first time there was a focus on construction safety in the country only because of japan. They havw since invested a lot in india's railway industry. They have financed a lot of metro systems, Western dedicated freight corridore, the HSR ofcourse and more. We can definitly do with more japanese engineering and planning spreading around the world. And as far as i have seen, they are usually pretty open to share knowledge. Though this might differ from country to xountry.
As a Vietnamese person, where my country receives lots of ODA funds from JICA to build infrastructure using Japanese equpiment and support, there is a very bad reputation for Japan. Most of Japan's projects has budget skyrocketed, and there are also many problems with the design as well as construction like you have said. Japan wants us to depend on them forever for their own benefits.
We've been able to move a lot of the technology in house here in India.. maybe we can send some in the cargo hold the next warship we sell you guys 😊 buy a destroyer and get a trainset free!
@@transit-future While probably a reasonable position, it's generally better to do things internally where possible, and to not depend on any one other country too much when it's not.
@@laurencefraser obviously that would be the best way, unfortunately in this reality third world and even developing countries are still depending on foreign investments for a lot of infrastructure projects. Otherwise they would be already be paid internally. No country chooses a dependency if it's possible without it. Therefore Japan ain't that bad to depend on. Optimal way is sadly still nothing more than daydreaming in Fantasyland.
North American UA-camr talking about the Dhaka metro??? Crazy!!! Knowing that the metro was built due to political favor in the ruling party, it sucks that that is one of the reasons of why it was built. But, I’ve always wanted this to happen as a Desi person in NYC, that has visited Dhaka before, it needs it. I saw it on the Bangla speaking channels when it was first opened. Thank you for showing this to a wider audience. :)
Philippines is now starting to build the 1st Metro Manila Underground Subway and North-South Commuter Railway funded by a JICA - Japan International Cooperation Agency...
Yeah this is actually very common, I don't think most of the outside world knows this but japan is very involved in the growth of bangladesh, and helped with so many big projects that allowed the bangladesh economy grow, thank you again for making this video, and I hope bangladesh and japan and retained their strong connection with each other for many years to come🙏
This is a great, clear interesting video and I really appreciated that you spoke about the wider implications of how this line has been developed - thank you!
I think Bangladesh desperately needed a decent metro track and system as a basis of their growth vector more than anything. I think they made a very very smart choice. With this, Bangladesh has secured "infinite supply of semi-latest used metro trains" at cheaper price until they can produce them by themselves which is, everyone would agree, probably more than 20 years away. Indonesia made a similar choice. If you look at Jakarta lines it's filled with retired Japanese rolling stocks everywhere. Recently they banned to import them in favor of yet-to-be-seen domestically made trains.
Thanks for featuring my City. The 2nd phase of MTR line 6 is going to open in October this year; making the length more than 20km. The third phase expansion will be completed within 2025 connecting to the cities main inter-city train station. Another five lines are planned to be completed within 2030. Total length of MRT system is planned to be more than 200 km. Dhaka can actually afford these metro systems with its huge population of 20M people and thriving economy.
China, Japan and Korea is the pride of Asian railway. It's nice to see someone like this that Asian countries focusing on development in the region and helping each other... If we set aside the hatreds. And Asia will more united, means best region for railway
It's also not uncommon for Japan to offload old rolling stock to developing countries as foreign aid. They get some good PR while passing the buck with regards to scrapping those old trains. Many Japanese train otaku visit Indonesia, Thailand, etc., to ride trains that are no longer used in Japan.
Great video! Your point about training the locals to lower costs of infrastructure in the future is crucial. We sometimes call this ‘Institutional Strengthening’ in International Development terms. The transfer of knowledge and skills from one country or industry to another, is essential for not just economic sustainability, but also social, political and environmental sustainability.
Panama future new line 3 is one of these "japanese lines in another country kind of thing" specifically a hitachi constructed monorail line. its known it will rapidly become one of the most important lines in the country, giving it will serve a significant amount of the population now stuck with just the panamerican highway for travel to the city in the daily conmute
Thank you....as a regular viewer of this channel and as a Bangladeshi 🇧🇩 , i appreciate your coverage of our new metro. We still have a long way to go. Also you are right. We do depend a lot on Japan for our infrastructure projects. The company JICA plays a huge role in our country's development. But so far, they have done good. We love Japan ❤️
As a Bangladeshi I'm very glad to see the topic you are discussing. We are really enjoying it feels like we got advancement of 100 years of tecnologies.
This reminds me of what spanish people felt when images of High Speed Rail in Morocco showed up on the internet a couple weeks ago. It was quite amazing to see images of this futuristic high speed station in morocco uses the same wall-clock as your 40-year-old not-that-well-kept local train station uses. For those interested, the reason is that phase two of the project is been majourly developed and run by ADIF (infrastructure) and RENFE, (trains and operations), both public spanish companies that operate rail in spain.
As an Indian i m so happy to see Dhaka get a metro line. Recently Indonesia got its high speed railway too. Its so fascinating to see our part of the world grow. Its our time now.
Indian people be happy for literally everyone lmao . For the record , Bangladeshis hate people like me and you who are Indians
Thank you brother. Take love from Bangladesh ❤️ lets go Asia
Don't lie you hate Bangla and Muslims
Thank you brother.
Lots of love from Bangladesh
Thanks, and correct, in august next month, my country will have its first high speed train :)
I was in Jakarta not too long ago, and the Japanese are also involved in their MRT system. There's only one line yet, but it's wonderful, partly above ground and partly underground. I took the MRT dozens of times. Anyway, great channel... nice to see someone so passionate about subway systems. They're awesome :).
Wow. Never thought to see you in a transit video ❤️
As a Japanese person, I was really surprised to hear that Dhaka has a metro system based off of Tokyo's, or honestly a metro system in general. Thanks for covering it!
Not only Dhaka but in other countries as well like the MRT Jakarta in Indonesia and here in my country Philippines the NSCR and MRT-9
Japan has also provided loans to Namma Metro in the city of Bengaluru, India. I am not sure how much Japan was involved in planning/construction of the metro itself but they have financed the metro in our city.
@klipsofmoviesYOU also need to thank your fellow countrymen for working hard to finance a metro well done😂
@@Silent_Shishya Well as far as I am aware, all the new metro systems in India are planned and constructed by Indian firms except the trains.
@@harshitkumar4760 I can only speak for Bengaluru Metro. We did take help initially from Delhi Metro. But BMRCL did take a lot of loans from Japan, France and other development fund banks
As a Jakartan, the scenes shown in Dhaka are incredibly familiar (special thank you for showing some of the MRT scenes) because our MRT is also built by Japan (you mentioned it too lol), heck the Dhaka metro station at the beginning is almost the exact same as ours's above ground MRT stations. I just wish that they build more MRT lines faster because damn the expansions are slow and quite expensive :(
New line expansions will do not open until 2027 (for Bundaran HI to Kota) unfortunately
@@ryadi1703 Yes i know which is why i said it's slow. Considering that it's just one line extension (the last extension of that line, Phase 2B will be completed in 2031) and they're considering speedrunning the "Phase 3" line that stretches for 84 km, even when completing a 25ish km line takes decades.
Also the 2027 extension is only to Harmoni won't you believe it, to Kota it's 2029.
I just hope that after the slow motion of the NS line they will get much faster
@@Ritz1256I think the construction of phase 4 line will start sooner than phase 3 since South Korea is already committed to invest in the construction of phase 4 even before any news of investments for phase 3.
@@eXCeL2523 i think both projects starts at 2024 as Jakarta is retiring its title as Indonesia's Central Capital
How is your high speed rail going? Haven't heard much lately, is it operational yet?
As a American-Bangladeshi I can say this metro rail is one of the biggest projects in history taken by the Govt. of Bangladesh. Another one is Padma Bridge. I'm really happy to see my beloved country continuing to prosper. But corruption, inflation and lack of transparency in the authority system, freedom of speech is pulling back all these prosperity. But Asia will dominate soon... Real soon. Thanks for covering this story.
We need to make Dhaka one of the ultra modern cities in the world, by 2050.
@@srabonx by 2050 unfortunately Dhaka will be under the sea no thanks to globalwarming 😭
In low-lying areas such as Barishal, Khulna, and certain parts of Cox's Bazar, the intrusion of saline water poses a threat to crop cultivation and can lead to social unrest. It is essential to adapt to this changing environment. However, we can overcome this challenge by leveraging innovative technologies.
Freedom of speech in Bangladesh is open for all.
@@solaimanfarish5145 It's wrong concept.
As a Bangladeshi I'm so proud to see you cover our Dhaka's metro line. Our underground metro system and more elevated metroline are ongoing constructions.
@@evisukyo2 ?
SAMEE I'm also bangladeshi!!
Yes, we have our metro system up & running that's great for the commuters. But i don't see whats to be proud of, we didn't built it Japanese did (they funded it also). Apart from construction and labor nothing is done by our people. Even the feasibility studies are done by foreign consultants. I also doubt our people in charge of the metro system can maintain it properly in long run.
@@foku12345 Yeah I know so what,what if the japanese did everything and funded they didn't do it for free no? who will have to pay that fund or loan later? And please kindly read the lines again I said "I'm proud to see HIM cover our country’s metro system"
Being from Sri Lanka, I'm really happy that people from Bangladesh, particularly the citizens of Dhaka, are fortunate enough to have access to modern commuter facilities like this. In Sri Lanka, there was also a plan to introduce a metro system with Japanese assistance, but unfortunately, the project fell victim to political corruption.
Best wishes for your country, love from Bangladesh
Well, it's actually coming back! Based on the old estimates, it should begin operation 2030~ ish!
As a long term viewer of this channel, so happy to see our country being featured. Thanks 🙂
Same
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@@bappyhasanjahid4985 bro there are way more bengalis here than you think
Same, i thought i was the only bangladeshi here ngl
As an Indian i m happy to see development in dhaka , we need more development in South Asian country.
*Indian Subcontinent
yes. best friends forever 🇮🇳🤍🇧🇩👌
Thanks Muslim brother. You Indians promoting terror in Kashmir. You all should India to a good country brother
We don't want that in Pakistan
@@moonknight8693Why??
As a Bangladeshi who uses the metro regularly, I can say the metro here is amazing, and actually quite better than some in other countries. And it does feel VERY Japanese-y.
Despite living in Dhaka myself, I haven't had the privilege of using the Metro once because I live all the way down in Baksi Bazar. But once the 2nd phase of MRT-Line 6 is complete this October, I can perhaps use the Metro as much as I want.
Also, how much are each tickets per person? And how long can you use one singular ticket?
when i enter the dhaka metro,i feel like,i transported from dhaka to tokyo in a second.
That's because it IS Japanese. I can assure that as I have been in Tokyo forever 😀
Its the modern metro being made in India and can be seen in Kochi, Noida and Bangaluru. Dhaka metro is being done by Indo-Japan consortium.
@@erabhikdasguptaOur Metro is only Japanese made even the trains(based on Japanese model),full design , stations and ticket machines . Your India never involved here. What's wrong with you ?
It’s great to see that Japanese railway technology is seeing a rise in popularity nowadays. Not only as someone who’s interested in Japanese railways, but also because a lot of the ideas that are put into building Japanese-style railway systems are just generally very beneficial to cities around the world. Such as intercompatibility and through-running with existing railway lines, high frequency and quality service, and just the generally clean stations which have extra essential touches such as platform-screen doors.
As a Filipino myself, I can’t wait to see what’s in store and hopefully our train system will be able to catch up with the likes of Japan soon, because as it seems now it’s a shame how the government has pretty much only decided to develop the train network now. Just wish they could speed up construction though.
If projections are correct, the NSCR, Line 1 extension, Line 4, and Line 9 will all open in 2028.
With great speed comes great undertaking, they're going to sacrifice some things if they would build thoe trains hastily. It's better if we build it steady and proper so there would be no possibility of error happening in between the builds.
@@czvsc954 I know, but these projects are taking way too long. And not to mention the various issues surrounding the construction of these lines, such as corruption. Take the aforementioned North-South commuter rail for example. Planning and initial construction was taken in the 1990s, it was then restarted in the 2000s, and demolished and restarted again in 2013, and is projected to start operations in 2028-2029. It's honestly mind-blowing to me how it's taking 3 decades just to build a single line(though other lines should also be able to be finished by that time). In the span of those 20 years meanwhile, our neighbours such as Thailand have managed to build an entire metro system from scratch, with only 2 lines remaining, and other expansion projects planned. By the time the North-South commuter rail is done, Bangkok's metro would be wholly complete. What makes it even worse is that government incompetence is the only thing that holds back construction and nothing else.
@@akturosu yeah, I agree. The bastards should manage it properly this time, or if not, well.. we reap what we sow 🤸
It just proved that even a poor country, Japanese railway technology is still possible. No need for China to build their railway with their low quality technology
I'm from Dhaka, who now calls Toronto home. I'm currently on vacation in Dhaka and I really see the difference the metro made. It'll be a blessing for the city dwellers specially when the city centre bound phase 2 will be opened soon. Thank you for making the video. I found your channel from Eglinton LRT video and who knew I'll see video about Dhaka Metro in your channel!
Indonesia has also been importing older Japanese Trains from different companies for its KRL Commuter Services. It looks a little more spartan than these new subways though.
A lot of these developing SEA countries are just recently catching up
Old recks r more reliable & maintenance friendly, its just they don't have airconditioning. For last 40 years its running perfectly in Kolkata Subway of India
@@surojeetchatterjee yeah cost effective also but now I think Kolkata recks shall get updated
@@padhlekyakarrhahaituyahanp1011 Kolkata recks r also upgraded still these old recks run alongwith it in office time commuters pressure.
Taiwan say hi
0:55 Its crazy to think huge American cities don't have a subway while almost all major metro cities in India have a subway. 15 + cities.
Americans prefer cars, that's one of the main reason.
Capitalism baby
@bruhh5933 still I think more public transportation would be better and more affordable
They don't need metros as population isn't huge and people have their on cars.
Subway is not efficient in the US as it’s too spread apart and population density is low compared to India Japan China. What is crazy to think about is that China has the largest high speed rails in the world which was unthinkable just 20 years ago.
I was in Dhaka in 2006. It was some of the absolute worst vehicle traffic I have ever experienced, with the streets so clogged with traffic that it moved at a frustratingly slow pace. I am so happy to see that the people in Dhaka now have this metro line! I was also happy to see your mention of a system in Jakarta - another city with so much traffic that chokes its streets, especially since drivers do not respect the delineated traffic lanes.
Dhaka has been changed 10 times since 2006 though.
the traffic is more bad now
@AbhijeetKundu its 23 million not 2.5
Dhaka traffic will never end
@@nilaymallikk yeah...changed for the worse, each time too
As a Railgeek from Indonesia It's great that you talking about MRT Jakarta, but it also be great if you also talkong about Commuterline too, Which is a train that most people in Jakarta used to commune to work And most of train that Used In Jakarta Commiterline was come from Various Japanese Used Train (JR East, Tokyo Metro, Tokyu)
As a Bangladeshi living in Vancouver and used to skytrain it’s amazing to see that my home country gets the same treatment as Vancouver skytrain …. We have come a very very long way ❤
Joy Bangla lads
As a person who have experienced both in Dhaka and Vancouver.. I really like your opinion! But Dhaka should concentrate more on making their own metros rather than depending on Japan .. I’m in Vancouver tooo from Dhaka meet me brother !
bro try it when you get home. its honestly better than the one in nyc
This can be implemented in moderate crowded area like Cox's Bazar will be benefited and modernise the city within boost the tourism
@@punisherGT As someone currently living in dhaka I donot see my country getting better at tech industry enough to make such stuff we are already in deep mud all we can do is slow down the sinking and hope for a miracle to happen .
In argentina when the japanese funded and directed de electrification of the Roca Line in 1985, they've also build an training center and even took argentinian railway ingeneers to japan to study the ATS system and learn how the 25 kv system works (which was new in argentina at the time). So i would say it was a very constructive effort. The chinese on the other hand...
Long-time Bangladeshi-Australian fan here: currently visiting family here in Dhaka and travelling on the new Metro is on my to-do list for this trip. Amazing coverage as always, Reece! :D
the concern about native engineers is quite legit. but a lot of bangladeshi engineers worked under the guidance of Japanese engineers in these projects. around a 100 from my university only and there are 10's of university graduates who get their job at these metro construction projects. hopefully they can learn and help build future metros and other projects from the Japanese. and lastly thanks to japan, they have been a true friend of ours
Taiwan, Indonesia, India, all friend nations of Japan, are taking the same approach to take time to brew domestic engineers. They're not illegally copying it like China. They are slowly digesting it. Out of three, Indonesia will be the first to build new trains domestically and may eventually sell them to other countries which include... possibly Bangladesh?
Dhaka line is an extra special because it's the first metro line of the country. Japan and its companies are not doing this for temporary profit. They have never agreed to built any rails unless they see newly built rails will bring profit to both countries. So it's gonna be a win-win, mate! Looks like Dhaka line is going to be a bloodline and people's determination for their future growth. I'm very excited and fortunate to witness the eventual rise of Bangladesh together in this generation.
I am so happy, finally Dhaka city has a MRT train line. I have knew how crowding highway line in Dhaka for people, vehicles and rickshaws.
Congrat, Bangladesh.......
Greeting from Indonesia.
Greetings from Tokyo! I am racially Bengali but born and raised in Tokyo. Loved this clip and was a also good to see a few clips of Japanese lines like the Tokyu Toyoko line. Just FYI JTREC was called Tokyu Cars (owned by Tokyu), their build quality is great and they were the first maker in Japan to build a stainless steel train back in the late 50s!
Ethnically Bengali, mate.
@@varun2250 he is racially Bengali.
How is what he said wrong? He isn't Indian in anyway fyi
@@Nabnab153 How would you know that? Did he say if he was from India or Bangladesh? He 'could' be from Indian West Bengal as well.
And Bengali is an ethnicity, not a race. Learn the difference between the two words.
@@varun2250notice his name , i am sure he is ethnically Bangladeshi.
@@mohammedhoque4890 There's no basis for what you are sure about. Unless the OP claims he's an ethnic Bangladeshi Bengali, nothing else stands.
PS : Indian Muslims do have such 'kind' of names.
I think one of the necessary things when building a transit line of such scale is to rely on the expertise and knowledge of industry leaders. Part of why the USA and Canada keep dragging their feet is their seeming aversion to just getting external help for proper line planning and construction. The dependence that can be fostered is definitely a bad thing, but it's better to have people able to move around their cities and have sustainable architecture than drown in more highway lanes and road deaths, in my opinion.
You've got it the wrong way. American cities solely contract out building subway lines and have no in-house expertise, which is why our projects cost so much.
@@zedlyfe I think they might mean an aversion to foreign companies, not companies in general.
@@thesenamesaretaken Especially those "Buy America" clauses, which wouldn't be so annoying if we had our own indigenous passenger trainset manufacturers.
Which we unfortunately don't, most went out of business at the same time the US railroads went into decline during the 60s and 70s.
Congrats to our bengali brothers, you guys are on right path. Hope some day we will have cross border bullet train from delhi to dhaka to guwahati. Lets develop together.
Love from India ♥️
@onemoreabsurdist That would be very interesting if we do that someday.😊
Aside from the Impressive Dhaka and Jakarta's Metro Systems built with Japanese standards, the one's opening soon in Ho Chi Minh and in Manila are also as intriguing.
How long does it take for the Saigon train to open it seem like forever
Meanwhile Vietnam and Nigeria are competing on who builds metro lines the slowest.
As a Japanese person, I'm surprised that Japanese companies are building so many railway systems worldwide. Those kinds of things are not reported so much in Japan.
there are new railway lines in Japan, iirc, like the new LRT lines in Utsunomiya and Toyama
Japanese people and government don't like to brag, but you people have consistently helped us bangladeshis immensely, and have asked for very little in return.
God bless Japan
You should be very proud. This creates a lot of goodwill towards Japan.
Love from 🇮🇳🙏🏽
As an Australian-Bangladeshi, it gives me immense delight to see my home country getting a comprehensive metro system❤ i had the scope of riding the MRT-6, I can only hope for improvements to come. I wish oneday Dhaka metro becomes on par with the amazing metro system here in Sydney.
It'd be great if you could also do videos on the other Southeast Asian cities you mentioned that are only now building their metro systems out like Manila, Ho Chi Minh City, and Jakarta! Would also love to see a video on Kuala Lumpur!
Yes. I am not Malaysian, but I think Malaysia doesn't get much recognition from American and Europeans in terms of the technological, social and economical advancements it has made conpared to the early 2000s.
Bengali subscriber from the UK here! I'm honestly surprised we have this, I didn't even know about it before this video lol
This is what I was waiting for. Thank you so much for considering Bangladesh and showing how much Bangladesh and Bangladeshis are progressing. Love and best wishes to you my fellow Canadian brother from a Proud Bangladeshi.
Love from india ❤. Bangladesh should build more of these and should move towards growth and prosperity.
Love from Bangladesh as well... I hope India reaches even greater heights in the ways it has been doing for the past 20 years 🇧🇩🇮🇳
@@adit0571 Kolkata had Subway metro 40 years ago even 12 years before Shanghai. 😁
@@surojeetchatterjee bruhh we don't need to do that. I understand you're from west bengal, but just look at Kolkata, one of the oldest cities along with Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai but still it's GDP, HDI etc are far below all other older cities. Now gurugram , noida, ghaziabad are doing way better than Kolkata. Bengal has been destroyed by the communists.
@@surojeetchatterjeewe don't need to compare everytime. A developed neighbourhood is the best for our country. We share the same culture. That should make us even more happy for Bangladesh. I hope Bangladesh rises and rises. And we cooperate and trade with each other for mutual development
@@surojeetchatterjee Congratulations, for having a head start over Shanghai, unfortunately today Shanghai is light years ahead of any city in South Asia, let alone one in India
Sri Lankan here really happy for Bangladesh. 🇱🇰❤🇧🇩 I hope we will also be able to get a metro soon.
Love you brother 🇧🇩 ❤️ 🇱🇰
Wait there's no metro in sri Lanka
@@Alice-7777 Sadly nope. We have commuter trains though leftover from colonial times.
We also almost sign the contract with Japan but our lustfull president reject it in one night.
@@ranilabeyasinghe Bro then tell your government to make metros with the help of japan😊
Glad to see my native country getting in the spotlight, hopefully these systems will be respected and kept clean in the future, I'm waiting for the Kuala Lumpur video next as a born-citizen :D
The fact that Dhaka has functional metro and way more better than American and Canadian one shows how much Car dependent society they have become in the end. This is hilarious
Dhaka is one city, much more dense. America is huge, and a lot wider, which is why cars are popular. It would be super tough to build a transit system where even rural communities are connected efficiently.
@@noamkagan9019stop with that excuse
@@noamkagan9019utter nonsense. City densities are very much comparable across the world, especially city cores, but cities like Dhaka have suburbs, even if not sprawling like the US. And rural areas rarely have such metro systems anywhere. We have solid rail and bus connections to nearby major cities. For example, the Indian state bus systems are some of the most easily accessible public transport especially for rural areas. Anyway, car dependency in some Village in Midwest isn't the same as car dependency within dense cities like LA or NYC. Disingenuous.
@@noamkagan9019you noticed how in the video he has shown that there is better transit in a third world city then some of the richest largest and densest cities in the states?
@@noamkagan9019b1rdbrain American moment
Really enjoying your channel. I would love to see you do a video on Dublin, Ireland. Or lack there of. Public transport is something Dublin is really struggling with (because of bad planning and lack of vision) we don't even have a metro.
It is a disgrace as we are constantly been told how Ireland is one of the richest countries in Europe.
Honestly the entire UK+Ireland is a complete disgrace when it comes to transportation infrastructure... our trains have done nothing to decline from world leading to barely functioning over the past 100 years, no metro systems are under construction, and barely any rapid mass transportation in the likes of trams are being built either, leaving us to cope with Covid-slashed bus routes.
It really is pathetic and depressing for such great countries to fail so miserably at transportation, and worst of all I don't see it changing any time soon
Luas isn't perfect but its a start and the DART is canny, just a shame it doesn't reach the Airport.
The real scandal on Iarnrod Eireann and NIR is the lack of a major line running from Derry down the west coast to say Carrick-on-Shannon & the lack of a line from say Newry along/down toward Monaghan & thence to Navan by one fork and Dublin; to Castlebar and then Galway by the other.
@@racecardriverrr4201 I can't speak for Ireland, but in the UK the Elizabeth line and and the Northern line extension have both fully opened in the past few years - despite the Covid crisis - whilst the massive trans-Pennine upgrades, and HS2 are in progress as I write. But let the comments stay focused on this welcome success story from Dhaka.
As a Bangladeshi, I have been waiting for this video. You teased in one of your other video that you working on a video that is about Dhaka Metro Rail; and ever since then, I have been waiting for this video.
I am a regular commuter of metro rail in Dhaka. It saves around a hour every day than before for me. As Dhaka is a heavy traffic city, I believe, the metro system has impacted our thought process as well. I can now think of planning a lunch party at mirpur & come back to uttara within my lunch hour of office. It was a dream to come & go back from mirpur to uttara within an hour. now,its just a matter of 15 mins.
from which part of uttra and mirpur, how did you use to go before?
thats why i think this metro is such a good idea. dhaka by size is NOT a large city but getting around takes hours due to traffic. trains basically remove that
@@tazmoir it becomes effective if a station be within 5 to 10 minutes walk from any part of dhaka city, is that the case, how many years it will take?
Having been to Dhaka last year, anything to get vehicles off the road will I'm sure be greatly appreciated.
The Japanese transit planning /engineering is unmatched !
Jakarta also has the KRL which uses former JR, Tokyu and Tokyo Metro trains. One of the notable trains used on the KRL/KAIC is the JR205 series.
During my short travel experience overseas, I had the pleasure of visiting various metro systems, including Singapore, KL, Bangkok, Taiwan, Japan, Dubai, and Tashkent. Each of these metro systems had its own unique features, pros, and cons. However, it was the Tashkent metro that truly caught my eye. Not only is it the cheapest metro to ride, but it also resembles an art gallery, making it an unforgettable experience. With an entry fare of just 1400 Uzbek Som (equivalent to 0.12 USD), you can explore all the stations and immerse yourself in its artistic splendor. Please make a video segment about Tashkent Metro.
Based Ex-Soviet Metro.
I love watching your videos and have been watching them on and off for about a year now, and to finally see my country being featured is very exciting.
Before colonialism, Dhaka and the entire province of Bengal used to be the richest geographical area in the world. It was the California of its time or maybe even richer. It's now slowly regaining its lost position.
Made a fact up out of thin air.
@@ieditedmyname289 Why don't you read bit of a history and find out more on Bengal Subah during 17th century. Bengal used to be quite rich before Britain sucked it's blood as a prosperous colony. Study more before writing your comments
@@dungavhai3319 India's richness was largely based on the purported value of spices and textiles at the time. Specifically, spices fetched insane values in the European markets, almost as much as gold. The boom in international trade and the onset of industrial revolution quickly bought the prices crashing back to earth, and there went the so called 25% of world's GDP. Bangladesh's story is likely quite similar given that it was ruled by the Mughals as well.
@@ashb001 I guess what you maybe missing Anglo European international trade controlled by the colonial powers. If market is controlled then some powers will take advantage than others. This is happening to date. US and European countries now controlling media since the start of the Ukraine VS Russia war. Russian TV channels are not shown in Anglo European medias. The Bengal region was not always controlled by the Mughals. Time and again there were conflict between Bengal Subah and Mughals. Independent Nawabs of Bengal always loved their freedom. I would request you to read more on Independent Nawabs of Bengal
Made up with nothing to back.
Not related to Bangladesh, but the scale of building in India recently has been impressive. Massive rail, expressway, airport projects, all across the nation. Some of the engineering is massive in scale, looking at photos of it, I think its really cool.
1 order of magnitude (10 times) smaller than China.
@@himanshusingh5214 we've only just started... itll take another few decades till we catch up to where china is today
@@himanshusingh5214 Like everything else because China had a 15 year headstart in liberalization, rode the globalization wave and steamrolled public opposition to any infrastructure project or labour issues.
Meanwhile India has none of that, and has a democracy on top that means elections can lead to new party coming to power and that new party can, purely out of spite, stall infra projects that were the darlings of the previous government (case in point: Maharashtra election led to delays in Mumbai-Ahmedabad Shinkansen line).
India's metro rollout has only just begun.
@@death_parade Most of heavy machines were from China including TBM... L & T Viaduct building machines on Indian HSR line were Chinese equipment from CRRC....Indian 20 engineers couldn't even assemble a Chinese TBM at Mumbai Depot with instructions....
@@jimmylam9846 Are CCP bots such massive liars?
1.) 12 out of the 23 TBMs used in Chennai metro Phase 2 are made in India, 10 in Chennai itself. Just something I remember off the top of my head.
2.) Viaduct launching machines in Indian HSR line have been designed and built by L&T, there is an entire corporate film on it. Quote from a news article:-
_"Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Hon’ble Minister for Railways, Communications, Electronics & Information Technology, flagged off indigenously designed and manufactured- Full Span Launching Equipment-Straddle Carrier and Girder Transporter to expedite the construction of viaduct for Mumbai- Ahmedabad High Speed Rail corridor, today through video conferencing here today."_
Next time, put a bit more effort in your lies. This was pathetic attempt comrade. No 50 cent for you today.
I actually used the Dhaka metro and let's just say it's amazing. The only problem is that the price for each ticket is a bit high but you can save time like hours traveling by metro so I don't see any issues. The road that usually took like 30 mins is now traversed with 5 mins. It really is amazing.
Bro it's like 30 taka
dude it costs like $0.20
@@poposapien9587 I guess but the people also make 20 cents a month
Also it looks very similar to Delhi Metro because Delhi Metro is also a consulting agency to it. And not just Bangladesh, DMRC is providing consultancy to Israel, Indonesia, Bahrain, Mauritius and Egypt as well.
Would be interesting to get your take on Jakarta and greater indo, we have a bunch of rail based transport systems either runing or will be running soon. MRT, LRT, Airport Train, Comuter Trains, Highspeed train from Jakarta to Bandung.
More importantly, railway expansion for inner city commute, increase of High Speed Railway for MRT, safety issues regarding the lack of sliding doors on KRL stations
@@andrimufid2195 The biggest scourge is moped over-affordability. Most of the locals won't give it up even though transit options are around.
It's essentially a giant Prisoners' Dilemma - folks stubbornly refuse to switch to transit, and the authorities have no incentives to add new lines, nor increase frequency.
I have spent a lot of time in Japan and am glad to see their train tech is being exported to these huge cities. I was recently in Taiwan and saw that the HSR (High Speed Rail) was exactly like the Shinkansen, except 1/3 the ticket cost. Thanks for the video.
Please make a more deeply video about Jakarta's BRT, commuter rail, MRT, or even the new fully automated Suburban LRT system that all (including the train) were built by local it self 🙏
Our LRT systems were built with Chinese workforce and technology
@@andrimufid2195 lol its local handmade
@@ahmadin5681local only for the vehicle assembling, the parts are imports
So happy to see bangladesh growing. They were so behind Pakistan and India in 1971 but today they are way ahead of Pakistan and Catching up on India. Happy to see our neighbour growing. Good luck Bangladesh. Love from India❤
Bangladesh has overtaken india in hdi and per capita and hunger index
@@maktakjaklak6790 Indian ego won't be able to handle this, there is no point
Let's develop together ❤️
@@Nabnab153 Sorry to see such kind of Reply brother. I am completely in support of development of Bangladesh. I want people to grow within and around our country. Bangladesh is not Pakistan which supports terrorism and keeps threatening Indian borders. Bangladesh and India's relationship has always been great. And I am genuinely very happy to see our brothers growing. ❤️
@@maktakjaklak6790 Just 1 state of maharashtra which is bigger than Bangladesh is way too ahead. Its only bcoz of UP, Bihar and JH our HDI is low else with rest of the states Bangladesh is nowhere near to it. If you dont believe do your own analysis.
I've been waiting to see someone do a video about Dhaka's new metro! Thank you!
I am a Bangladeshi living in Toronto and crazy enough have worked on the Ontario Line and Metrolinx GO projects in Toronto. Great to see that my previous home city has a metroline and by 2030 there are going to be 5 more lines afaik. I am hopeful that by 2030 both Dhaka and Toronto will have metro lines that will be completely different from today’s lines.
It's very heartening to see our neighbour Bangladesh on the path of progress unlike a terrorist state on our side.
Hi, I'm from the Philippines. Just an update, there are currently two Japanese railway projects underway, the North-South Commuter Railway like you've mentioned and MRT 9 Metro Manila Subway, which is fully underground. Thank you for the great video! 😊
Another thing worth mentioning though is that here in the Philippines is the Metro Manila Subway (Line 9) which is also funded by JICA. The newer rolling stock of our metro lines are also mostly from Japanese manufacturers. They have a good reputation when it comes to infrastructure development assistance especially compared to the Chinese have proven time and time again to become an unreliable partner (like the MRT-3 Dalian trains and the South Long Haul Project).
I am curious what were the reasons why the CRRC Dalian trains weren't used.
Taiwanese ! We built Boston orange and red lines Metro also in Chicago,LA and Philadelphia with zero issues.
The SM mall - Asias biggest outside China was built by the Chinese in Ortegas. Its nice
@@ABO-Destiny they also have malls inside China, like in Xiamen
@@ianhomerpura8937 obviously, it is a chinese company
If you ever make a video on Jakarta transit system. I just want to hear your thoughts on LRT Jabodebek. Entirely made by local company, the signaling (PT Len Industri), the rolling stocks (PT INKA), the stations, and the railways (PT Adhi Karya). It may not as sleek as the Japanese one, but that's why I want to hear your thoughts.
LRT system that doesn't want to admit its MRT already 😂
@@estehtixI know, the terminology they use is confusing
@@estehtixsoutheast Asia moment
@@estehtix or just call it metro like the rest of the world
TBH INKA and its partners must expand its market to countries like Md. INKA has been supplying locomotives and carriages to Md Railways for years - it's time to step up the game.
I kind of found it funny that the Japan was helping Bangladesh with mass transit and that the Bangladeshi and Japanese flags are so similar. Japan really helping their flag brother 💀
haha never noticed that. Both represent the sun too
@@emiljayatileke416i don't think so Bengalis red flag spot is not a sun symbol but an Indian subcontinent make up thing which is "Bindi" something like this ! In Bengali culture bindi so prevalent but yeah it looks same but meaning is totally different
@@polarbear7 😂🤣😅 Bindi? Damn your dumb. The red circle represents the blood sacrificed for our independence, and the green is the lush land of Bangladesh.
@@polarbear7 The red circle in Bangladesh flag represent Sun, the symbol of Independence and blood of martyrs. The green represent the lush green landscape of Bangladesh. Bangladesh flag has nothing to do with Bindi.
@@Zahir244820 there is no sun at all !
But whenever u search Bangali women u will see big bindi on there forehead which
Shows green Bangladesh land (gree) and the blood of martyred i think
But not son there !
Japanese have reason to put sun there
Haha
I remember when the prime minister of bangladesh said that dhaka would finally be getting an mrt rail network. Its been only a few years already and dhaka's new mrt has seen popularity within short span of time!
Love seeing you cover various systems from around the world. On point, no fluff. You are becoming one of the best transit channels on YT :D
Delhi metro changed the face of the city.
All the best to dhaka city
The amount of traffic congestion this could solve is astronomical. I really hope they can keep it nice and neat and pleasant to ride.
It won't solve any traffic congestion, it will definitely help those who wanna skip those long traffic and have to go somewhere near the metro stations.
Nope, since Dhaka doesn't have effective and _integrated_ bus network to feed the metro, and the fare is still too expensive for most of the locals for daily use.
Very in depth. Thank you
Will you cover Turin? I was there some day ago and despite not being a huge city I think that there is an interesting public transportation system with a metro line (second in planning if I'm not wrong), trams, bus and trains with 4-5 stations and 2-3 under construction.
Nice documentary on Dhaka's metro system. Lagos, Nigeria has something similar that will be open to the public any moment and it includes two lines (blue and red lines) yet.
The Japanese is also helping build the MRT9 or Metro Manila Subway.
3:39 Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila
And that’s only for Phase 1, to be opened in 2028. Phase 2 and 3 are both still in planning phase.
@@ianhomerpura8937 more to come 🦅🇵🇭 RAHH
I live in Dhaka and travelling in metro for almost 3 months mostly everyday.
I can say for sure it has improved the transportation system.
I can now reach a part of the city in 10 minutes but otherwise I can not dream of reaching there in 2 hours!!
That is a big leap!.
The new Sydney Metro system is great by the way. Once all the extensions on the current operating Metro line are completed, the line will be 112 kilometres long. In UK terms, that’s Reading to the Southend-on-Sea via London Liverpool Street.
Sydney metro's driverless rolling stock was built in India.
@@death_parade I know.
All the stations of MRT 6 till Motijheel are opened today.
It is ridiculous how expensive the project is when compared to its neighbour (India), or even Japan itself.
Because in Japan and India, most of the work is done inside the country. The construction is all done by local companies.
In India the trains are manufactured by Medha, BEL, Titagarh wagons, Alstom, Siemens, Bombardier Locally.
@@himanshusingh5214 India has economies of scale that Bangladesh just does not have. For example, Indian Railways every year lays new tracks that are double the length of the entire Bangladesh Railways. That is scale. Even in rolling stock, India's annual addition to its rolling stock is twice or more of entire Bangladesh rolling stock.
There are reasons for that, Bangladesh is a far more densely populated country than India or Japan. So land acquisition takes a lot of money, which make up a large part of the cost. Also Bangladesh doesn't have any technical knowledge about infrastructure projects like this, so we have to rely on outside help for a first couple of lines, whereas India and Japan have a lot of experience. Japan built Tokyo metro in 1927, so they have nearly 100 years of experience and India built its first metro 40+ years ago. Bangladesh is just a toddler compared to them
@@AfridiBD I agree about the economies of scale and prior experience playing a part, but population density? That is a nonsense argument. I would have agreed if this was a highway project or an intercity train. But this is a metro project, that would be built on prime property right within densely populated cities, no matter which country it is built in. Let me drop some solid numbers. Population density (people per sq km):-
Dhaka, Bangladesh: 30,093
Surat, India: 27,439
Length of metro(km)/Cost of making the metro($):
Dhaka Metro Line 6: $2.8 Billion for 11 km
Surat Metro Phase 1: $1.5 Billion for 41 km
That said, the project cost of Surat Metro might increase but land acquisition for phase 1 is already done. And even if it does increase, it will be nowhere near as expensive as Dhaka Line 6.
@@AfridiBDso you are telling me that land in dhaka is more expansive than mumbai ?
The northern portion of PNR North South Commuter Railway will be operational before the end of the decade.
so happy for India, thank you for also mentioning the Manila rail plans 🇮🇳🤝🇵🇭
Yes I am glad he spoke about an indian city.
Love from India 🇮🇳🪷🫶
The TTC map in the background, while you discuss the new metro rail in Dhaka. My two home cities overlap in a surreal way. I love both of my home cities. Thanks for this video.
I believe the Dhaka metro was project managed by Bangladeshi personel under the direction of Japan International Cooperation Agency. Eventually, the Dhaka metro would only need buy parts.
So cool that Dhaka hast this. I am from India and I feel this is a huge deal for south Asia in general.
Just looking at the route map, that must be the best possible first metro line you could possibly build. Just straight up and down the exact centre of the city, and linking up to the main rail station.
You are spot on. I am from Dhaka. This metro route connect the heavily populated residential areas in the periphery with the administrative, business and education hub of the city center. Second phage of this metro line will be inaugurated in October, 2023. After that, half a million passengers will use it everyday. Eventually passengers movement in this metro route would climb to almost a million per day in near future.
MRT 6 line will also expand from Uttara North (the first station right now) to Tongi in future. That's another densely populated area.
As a car enthusiast, motorcyclist and public transport user that has been following this channel for a while, I think you should make a video on your thoughts on motorcycles. I think it's an important topic that a lot of urban channels tend to gloss over, since motorcycles give you the convenience of cars without being nearly as much of a nuisance for others
Note that this channel is focused on public transport, not on heavy fast moving individual vehicles that pose danger to pedestrians. He doesn't even talk about bikes which are a lot more aligned with good urban mobility than motorized vehicles.
@@f.g.9466 most commuter bikes weigh less than the average American lmao
Bikes are more dangerous than cars to the rider for sure, but they;re far safer for pedestrians due to better visibility and being physically much smaller
My point is that facilities such as park-and-rides servicing the suburbs could be so much better if everyone rode to them on a motorcycle rather than parking a tonne of steel in several square metres to carry one 70kg person
@@ratanvenkatesan5486 I'm glad you are aware that bikes are lighter and safer for pedestrians, that's why I said they are better for urban mobility.
And that's why it doesn't make sense to push for motorcycles. Being better than cars isn't enough, motorcycles are still a lot more dangerous to pedestrians than regular bikes.
I was just giving you a heads up that this channel is focused on *public transit* and hopes for livable cities where you can use good transit, walk and also bike. Usually he doesn't even do any deep dives into discussing bikes.
I don't know why you'd expect emphasis on individual motorized vehicles, much less support for their use.
Never been to a city that needed light rail more than Dhaka. Deeply hope this makes the city more connected and improves the lives of locals
This is proper metro my friend.
With more than 20 million residents (according to some person in the comments) you need a bit more than light rail I'd think
@@jan-lukas Yeah... and its increasing because of everyone in Bangladesh are now rushing to Dhaka because that's where most of the governments focus and financial jobs are there. So its going to have a much bigger population then 20 mil soon....
6 new lines are planned, 1 complete, 1 more under construction and 4 under planning with route planning complete.
@@mubassirzaman7202 damn just remove burden from dhaka and make chittagong and other 3rd and 4rd largest cities more economical and industry heavy
Japan is going crazy exporting its railway technology.
Japan had a very big role in making Delhi metro what it is today. Its not only about financing but also The kind of expertise they brought ment that we learnt a lot about not only how do we build this system but also many other things i think for the first time there was a focus on construction safety in the country only because of japan.
They havw since invested a lot in india's railway industry. They have financed a lot of metro systems, Western dedicated freight corridore, the HSR ofcourse and more.
We can definitly do with more japanese engineering and planning spreading around the world.
And as far as i have seen, they are usually pretty open to share knowledge. Though this might differ from country to xountry.
ummm indonesia choose china because japan was refuse to transfer technology, from that mistake now japan make friendlier terms for bangla
I Hope Japan can keep up with China with railway technology. Hitachi and J-TREC already proved how good they are
@@INTJ791 this is pure bs actually 🤣🤣🤣
@@PreciousAlpschindler I'm pretty sure Japan is waaaay ahead of china in terms or railway technologies.
Japan and China are competing for influence in Asia. If it's not Japan, then it's China. If it's not China, then it's Japan.
As a Vietnamese person, where my country receives lots of ODA funds from JICA to build infrastructure using Japanese equpiment and support, there is a very bad reputation for Japan. Most of Japan's projects has budget skyrocketed, and there are also many problems with the design as well as construction like you have said. Japan wants us to depend on them forever for their own benefits.
I choose to be dependend on Japan over China anyday!
We've been able to move a lot of the technology in house here in India.. maybe we can send some in the cargo hold the next warship we sell you guys 😊 buy a destroyer and get a trainset free!
@@transit-future While probably a reasonable position, it's generally better to do things internally where possible, and to not depend on any one other country too much when it's not.
@@laurencefraser obviously that would be the best way, unfortunately in this reality third world and even developing countries are still depending on foreign investments for a lot of infrastructure projects. Otherwise they would be already be paid internally. No country chooses a dependency if it's possible without it. Therefore Japan ain't that bad to depend on. Optimal way is sadly still nothing more than daydreaming in Fantasyland.
Better Japan than the PRC & I've seen Vinh, no wonder the DDR doesn't exist anymore.
North American UA-camr talking about the Dhaka metro??? Crazy!!!
Knowing that the metro was built due to political favor in the ruling party, it sucks that that is one of the reasons of why it was built. But, I’ve always wanted this to happen as a Desi person in NYC, that has visited Dhaka before, it needs it. I saw it on the Bangla speaking channels when it was first opened. Thank you for showing this to a wider audience. :)
Philippines is now starting to build the 1st Metro Manila Underground Subway and North-South Commuter Railway funded by a JICA - Japan International Cooperation Agency...
A country who got independence post Pakistan is developing at such a rapid pace. Great!
Yeah this is actually very common, I don't think most of the outside world knows this but japan is very involved in the growth of bangladesh, and helped with so many big projects that allowed the bangladesh economy grow, thank you again for making this video, and I hope bangladesh and japan and retained their strong connection with each other for many years to come🙏
This is a great, clear interesting video and I really appreciated that you spoke about the wider implications of how this line has been developed - thank you!
I think Bangladesh desperately needed a decent metro track and system as a basis of their growth vector more than anything. I think they made a very very smart choice. With this, Bangladesh has secured "infinite supply of semi-latest used metro trains" at cheaper price until they can produce them by themselves which is, everyone would agree, probably more than 20 years away.
Indonesia made a similar choice. If you look at Jakarta lines it's filled with retired Japanese rolling stocks everywhere. Recently they banned to import them in favor of yet-to-be-seen domestically made trains.
Thanks for featuring my City. The 2nd phase of MTR line 6 is going to open in October this year; making the length more than 20km. The third phase expansion will be completed within 2025 connecting to the cities main inter-city train station. Another five lines are planned to be completed within 2030. Total length of MRT system is planned to be more than 200 km.
Dhaka can actually afford these metro systems with its huge population of 20M people and thriving economy.
As a 'Murican, I am completely jealous of this mass transit system in Bangladesh. We are 70 or 80 years behind in the United States.
Thanks car lobbying! (They also killed the streetcars)
@@faheemabbas3965 I think that and airline industries killed railroads in the US as a whole.
China, Japan and Korea is the pride of Asian railway. It's nice to see someone like this that Asian countries focusing on development in the region and helping each other... If we set aside the hatreds. And Asia will more united, means best region for railway
It's also not uncommon for Japan to offload old rolling stock to developing countries as foreign aid. They get some good PR while passing the buck with regards to scrapping those old trains. Many Japanese train otaku visit Indonesia, Thailand, etc., to ride trains that are no longer used in Japan.
All of these developing SEA are just playing catch up
nothing wrong with that, the trains work well enough
Great video! Your point about training the locals to lower costs of infrastructure in the future is crucial. We sometimes call this ‘Institutional Strengthening’ in International Development terms. The transfer of knowledge and skills from one country or industry to another, is essential for not just economic sustainability, but also social, political and environmental sustainability.
Well said
Yup, Metro Manila Subway, North-South Commuter Railway, LRT 2 Cavite extension, MRT 4 and more!🙂
Yes in the Philippines
Panama future new line 3 is one of these "japanese lines in another country kind of thing" specifically a hitachi constructed monorail line. its known it will rapidly become one of the most important lines in the country, giving it will serve a significant amount of the population now stuck with just the panamerican highway for travel to the city in the daily conmute
Keep growing Bangladesh. Love from India ❤
Thank you....as a regular viewer of this channel and as a Bangladeshi 🇧🇩 , i appreciate your coverage of our new metro. We still have a long way to go.
Also you are right. We do depend a lot on Japan for our infrastructure projects. The company JICA plays a huge role in our country's development. But so far, they have done good. We love Japan ❤️
Black bengali baboon madrassa's puncture chap..🤮🤮
3:50 could you do a whole Video on the North south commuter railway?
As a Bangladeshi I'm very glad to see the topic you are discussing. We are really enjoying it feels like we got advancement of 100 years of tecnologies.
Good stuff. The metro rail line in Dhaka exceeded my expectations - an ex Dhaka resident.
I don't know why it would be a coincidence that one asian country has a similar transit to another asian country
Congratulations to people of bangladesh, love from jaipur(india)
2:37 can Japan bring some of that funding to Atlanta’s metro system because my god do we need it
This reminds me of what spanish people felt when images of High Speed Rail in Morocco showed up on the internet a couple weeks ago. It was quite amazing to see images of this futuristic high speed station in morocco uses the same wall-clock as your 40-year-old not-that-well-kept local train station uses.
For those interested, the reason is that phase two of the project is been majourly developed and run by ADIF (infrastructure) and RENFE, (trains and operations), both public spanish companies that operate rail in spain.