The Taipei Metro Dapinglin station (formerly transliterated as Ta Pinglin Station until 2003) is located in

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, New Taipei,

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. It is a station on the Songshan–Xindian line and the Circular line. __NOTOC__ Circular Line construction at the station began on 8 October 2010.

Station overview

Dapinglin Station platforms Circular line 2020-08-03

This four-level, underground station, has two

island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...

s and five exits. Due to the plans for the Circular line being unknown during construction of the Xindian line, there was no space reserved for the transfer to the future Circular line. This can be noted in today's transfer route at Dapinglin station, where passengers from the Songshan–Xindian line (B2) transferring to the Circular line (B4) or vice versa need to go to the concourse (B1) first before transferring to the other line, whereas at

Zhongxiao Xinsheng station Zhongxiao Xinsheng (, formerly transliterated as Chunghsiao Hsinsheng Station until 2003) is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by the Taipei Metro. Station overview The station is a three-level, underground station with two island platfo ...

, which had reserved space for transferring to the Xinzhuang line during the construction of the Nangang line, can go directly from the Nangang line (B2) to the Xinzhuang line (B3) or vice versa without having to go to the concourse (B1).

Station History

* 11 November 1999: Station opened * 31 January 2020: The circular line opens for service.

Station layout

Around the station

* Jing-Mei White Terror Memorial Park * Muzha Riverside Park

References

{{Coord, 24.982939, 121.541362, type:railwaystation, display=title Railway stations opened in 1999 1999 establishments in Taiwan Songshan–Xindian line stations Circular line stations (Taipei Metro)