Dingpu metro station explained

Dingpu
Native Name:BL01/LB01 頂埔
Native Name Lang:zh-TW
Mlanguage:
T:頂埔
S:顶埔
P:Dǐngpǔ
Bpmf:ㄉㄧㄥˇㄆㄨˇ
W:Ting³-p'u³
Tl:Tíng-poo
Phfs:Táng-phû
Symbol Location:tw
Symbol:trts
Address:B3F, No. 107, Sec. 4, Zhongyang Rd.
Borough:Tucheng, New Taipei
Country:Taiwan
Platforms:3 Platforms1 Island (Bannan line) 2 Side (Sanying line)[1]
Connections:Bus stop
Structure:Underground (Bannan Line) Elevated (Sanying Line)
Opened:6 July 2015
Pass Rank:Undetermined

Dingpu station is a subway station of Taipei Metro. This station is a 2 km extension to and the western terminus of the 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 was pushed back to 6 July 2015. It will be the eastern terminus for the New Taipei Metro Sanying line in 2025.

Station layout

Street LevelExitTucheng Industrial Park
B2Underground Parking LotUnderground Parking Lot
B3ConcourseLobby, automatic ticket dispensing machine, information desk, one-way faregates
Restrooms (Outside fare zone near exit 1 and 3)
B4Platform 1Bannan line toward Nangang Exhib Center (BL02 Yongning)
Island platform, doors will open on the left/ right
Platform 2Bannan line toward Nangang Exhib Center (BL02 Yongning)
The four-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).

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]

History

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.

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2023-01-18 . 2020-01-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200106203457/http://www.sanyingline.com.tw/ . dead .
  2. Web site: Second Stage of Taipei MRT (Approved MRT Line). Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2010-03-15. 2010-06-09.
  3. Web site: Second Stage of Taipei MRT (Approved MRT Line). Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2013-07-01. 2013-11-19.
  4. Web site: Introduction of the Tucheng Extension to Dingpu . Department of Rapid Transit Systems . 2010-06-03 . 2010-06-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120304131546/http://www.dorts.gov.tw/DO/DownloadController.Attach.asp?xpath=public%2FAttachment%2F06316263777.pdf . 4 March 2012 .
  5. Web site: 土城線延伸段頂埔站通車了. Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2015-07-22. 2016-04-14.