Dingpu Station (Taipei Metro)

Dingpu 頂埔
Dingpu Station Platform
Location	B3F, No. 107, Sec. 4, Zhongyang Rd. Tucheng, New Taipei Taiwan
Operated by	Taipei Rapid Transit System
Line(s)	Line 5 (BL36)
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opened	July 6, 2015
Traffic

Passengers	daily (2011)^[1] (Ranked of 89)

Dingpu Station is a subway station of Taipei Metro. This station is a 2 km extension and western terminus of the Tucheng Line, which itself is an extension of Bannan Line. Dingpu Station is located in Tucheng District, New Taipei City.

Construction began in January 2010 and commercial service was scheduled to begin in 2013. Commercial service was scheduled to begin in 2014,^[2]^[3] but has been pushed back to July 6, 2015. It is a planned terminus for the Sanying Line (zh:台北捷運三鶯線).

Station layout

L1	Street Level	Exit/Entrance
B1	Concourse	Lobby, automatic ticket dispensing machine, information desk, one-way faregates Restrooms (Outside fare zone near Exit 1 and 3)
B2	Platform 1	← Line 5 toward Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center (Yongning)
	Island platform, Doors will open on the left/ right
	Platform 2	← Line 5 toward Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center (Yongning)

Dingpu Station Exit 2

The station is a two-level, underground station with island platforms.^[4] It is 292 meters in length and 21 meters in width, and it has adopted the cut-and-cover method for construction. Four exits are built. It is located beneath Lane 118 and 52 on Zhongyang Rd.

It is currently the southernmost station in the Taipei Metro. It is a planned transfer station with the Sanying Line (as an elevated station).^[4]

Design

Station design takes into account Tucheng's early coal industry (Haishan Coal Mine area), Army Logistics School, high-tech carbon nanotubes, and ceramics made in Yingge.^[5]

Service

The station was expected to be completed in December 2014 but instead was completed in May 2014. It was also expected to open for revenue service in June 2015,^[3] but has been pushed back to July 2015. It takes 30 minutes to travel from Dingpu Station to Taipei Main Station.^[4]

Around the station

Tucheng Industrial Park
Dingpu High-Tech Industrial Park

References

↑ "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations" (PDF). Taipei City Department of Transportation. 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
↑ "Second Stage of Taipei MRT (Approved MRT Line)". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2010-03-15. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
1 2 "Second Stage of Taipei MRT (Approved MRT Line)". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2013-07-01. Retrieved 2013-11-19.
1 2 3 "Introduction of the Tucheng Extension to Dingpu" (PDF). Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2010-06-03. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2012. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
↑ "土城線延伸段頂埔站通車了" (PDF). Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2016-04-14.

External links

Dingpu Station

Preceding station		Taipei Metro		Following station
Terminus		Line 5 Tucheng		Yongning toward Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center

Taipei Metro - Line 5

Bannan — (Tucheng / Banqiao / Nangang)

Dingpu Yongning Tucheng Haishan Far Eastern Hospital Fuzhong Banqiao Xinpu Jiangzicui Longshan Temple Ximen■ Taipei Main Station■ Shandao Temple Zhongxiao Xinsheng■ Zhongxiao Fuxing■ Zhongxiao Dunhua Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Taipei City Hall Yongchun Houshanpi Kunyang Nangang Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center■

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Coordinates: 24°57′35″N 121°25′10″E / 24.9597°N 121.4195°E / 24.9597; 121.4195

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