Dingpu Station (Taipei Metro)

Dingpu Station 頂埔站
Location
City	New Taipei
District(s)	Tucheng
Info
Type	Underground
Rail services
Line(s)	■ Tucheng Line (BL36)
Operator(s)	Taipei Rapid Transit System

Dingpu Station is a planned subway station of Taipei Metro. This station will a 2 km extension and western terminus of the Tucheng Line, which itself is an extension of Bannan Line. Dingpu Station will be located in Tucheng District, New Taipei City. It began construction in January 2010 and is scheduled to begin service in 2013.^[1] It is a planned terminus for the Sanying Line.

Station overview

The station will be a two-level, underground station with island platforms.^[2] It will be 292 meters in length and 21 meters in width, and it will adopt the cut-and-cover method for construction. Four exits are planned. It will be located beneath Lane 118 and 52 on Zhongyang Rd.

When completed, it will become the southernmost station in the Taipei Metro. It is a planned transfer station with the Sanying Line (as an elevated station).^[2]

Design

Station design will take into account Tucheng's early coal industry (Haishan Coal Mine area), Army Logistics School, high-tech carbon nanotubes, and ceramics made in Yingge.^[3]

Service

The station is expected to begin service in 2013. When completed, it will take 30 minutes to travel from Dingpu Station to Taipei Main Station.^[2]

Around the station

• Tucheng Industrial Park
• Dingpu High-Tech Industrial Park

References

1. ^ "Second Stage of Taipei MRT (Approved MRT Line)". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2010-03-15. http://www2.dorts.gov.tw/english/Network/route_stage2.htm. Retrieved 2010-06-09. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Introduction of the Tucheng Extension to Dingpu". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2010-06-03. http://www.dorts.gov.tw/DO/DownloadController.Attach.asp?xpath=public/Attachment/06316263777.pdf. Retrieved 2010-06-09. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ "設計中的土城線頂埔車站". Department of Rapid Transit Systems. 2008-08-01. http://www2.dorts.gov.tw/news/newsletter/ns246/rp246_03.htm. Retrieved 2010-06-19. 

External links

• Dingpu Station

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