Dingpu Station 2.9

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, but was pushed back to July 6, 2015. It is a planned terminus for the Sanying Line (zh:台北捷運三鶯線).Station layoutThe four-level, underground station with island platforms. 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).DesignStation design takes into account Tucheng's early coal industry, Army Logistics School, high-tech carbon nanotubes, and ceramics made in Yingge.ServiceThe 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, but has been pushed back to July 2015. It takes 30 minutes to travel from Dingpu Station to Taipei Main Station.Around the stationTucheng Industrial ParkDingpu High-Tech Industrial Park