Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- Authorities are increasing the number of coaches on metro rail trains running from Uttara to Motijheel from six to eight in a bid to manage the huge crowds of passengers using the service.

The Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL), which implemented and runs the metro rail, believes that the new initiative would ease difficulties for passengers finding it hard to get on and off the trains. This would allow those who avoid the metro rail due to overcrowding to use the service and thin the crowd on the streets.

A passenger who commuted from Mirpur to the Secretariat applauded the initiative and demanded that the time gap between trains running on the route should also be decreased.

Currently, trains run every 10 mi...