Construction of Dingpu Station (頂埔站) on the Bannan Line of greater Taipei’s MRT metropolitan railway system has been completed, New Taipei Mayor Eric Chu (朱立倫) said yesterday, adding that the station is expected to open in June.
Inspecting construction at the station, which is an extension of the Yongning Station (永寧站) on the southern end of the Bannan Line, Chu said the station is a “major milestone in the city’s metro development plan.”
“Dingpu Station is the end of the No. 5 line [Bannan Line], but it is also the starting point of the Sanying Line (三鶯線),” Chu said.
Chu said that the Executive Yuan approved plans for the Sanying Line last month and he hopes to speed up construction on the MRT lines serving New Taipei City’s Tucheng (土城), Sansia (三峽) and Yingge (鶯歌) districts.
Chu said the opening of Dingpu Station would be important for the area’s public transportation and its industrial development, including the Dingpu High-tech Industrial Park and the Tucheng Industrial Park.
“It is also hoped that more young people will choose to live in Tucheng,” Chu said.
Wang Sheng-wei (王聲威), head of New Taipei City’s Transportation Department, said that after the opening of the station, it would take 30 minutes to travel between Dingpu and Taipei Main Station.
Wang said that after Dingpu Station opens, the number of MRT passengers during peak hours could increase to 8,000 per hour, with the number of Bannan Line passengers rising by 15,000 per day.
In addition to serving people working in the Dingpu High-Tech Park, the new line would serve residents in Tucheng, Sansia and Taipei, Wang said.
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