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Taipa Line
 氹仔 Taipa 
An operating train
Overview
StatusIn Operation
OwnerMacau
LocaleSão Lourenço, Freguesia de Nossa Senhora do Carmo and Zona do Aterro de Cotai,
Macau, China
Termini
Stations13
Service
TypeAutomated guideway transit/People mover
SystemMacau Light Rapid Transit
Services1
Operator(s)Macau Light Rapid Transit
History
Opened10 December 2019[1]
Technical
Line length12.5 km (7.77 mi)[2]
Number of tracks2
CharacterElevated, At-grade & Underground
Route map

Legend
(Left arrow West Line to Border Gate)
(Up arrow Península line to Border Gate)
Barra
Sai Van Bridge lower deck
Ocean
Jockey Club
Stadium
Pai Kok
Cotai West
(Up arrow Hengqin extension line to Hengqin Checkpoint)
Lotus
(Left arrow Seac Pai Van line to Seac Pai Van)
 Union Hospital
East Asian Games
Cotai East
Macao LRT Depot
 MUST
Airport
Taipa Ferry Terminal
(Down arrow East Line to Border Gate)
This diagram:

The Taipa line (Chinese: 氹仔線; Portuguese: Linha da Taipa) is the first line in Macau Light Rapid Transit. The line initially opened on 10 December 2019, providing service between Ocean and Taipa Ferry Terminal as the first phase of the Taipa line. The automated guideway transit line has a U-shaped route within the island of Taipa and currently connects 13 stations; a link to Macau Peninsula officially opened on 8 December 2023.

Timeline

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Main article: Macau Light Rapid Transit

After more than seven years of construction, the Taipa line between Ocean and Taipa Ferry Terminal, previously known as Macau-Taipa Line Phase I (Taipa section), began operations on 10 December 2019,[3][4][5] serving a total of 11 stations with 9.3 km in length.

The system closed on 19 October 2021 for six months to replace all 124 km (77 mi) of high voltage cables.[6]

The Taipa–Barra extension of 3.4 km opened on 8 December 2023, with service first covering Macau Peninsula.[7]

Union Hospital station opened on 1 September 2024, providing a platform for interchange with the Seac Pai Van line opening on 1 November 2024.[8]

Stations

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Station Info Station Name Connections Freguesia/Zone
Livery Station No. English[9][10] Chinese[9] Portuguese[9][10]
12 Barra[11] 媽閣 Barra São Lourenço
13 Ocean 海洋 Oceano Freguesia de Nossa Senhora do Carmo
14 Jockey Club 馬會 Jockey Clube
15 Stadium 運動場 Estádio
16 Pai Kok 排角 Pai Kok
17 Cotai West 路氹西 Cotai Oeste Zona do Aterro de Cotai
18 Lotus[13] 蓮花 Lótus  Hengqin  (December 2024)
18A Union Hospital 協和醫院 Hospital Union  Seac Pai Van 
19 East Asian Games 東亞運 Jogos da Ásia Oriental
20 Cotai East 路氹東 Cotai Leste
21 MUST 科大 UCTM Freguesia de Nossa Senhora do Carmo
22 Airport 機場 Aeroporto
23 Taipa Ferry Terminal 氹仔碼頭 Terminal Marítimo da Taipa  East  (2029)

References

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  1. ^ "Macao LRT Opens Next Tuesday, Free Rides Until End of the Year". Macao Light Rapid Transit Corporation, Limited. 6 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b "LRT Taipa Line train service officially extends to the Barra Station". Macao Light Rapid Transit Corporation, Limited. 8 December 2023.
  3. ^ Macao Light Rapid Transit Corporation (6 December 2019). "Macao LRT Opens Next Tuesday, Free Rides Until End of the Year". Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Light Rail Transit Firm to Be Set Up Before the Middle of the Year". Macau News. 3 April 2019. Archived from the original on 4 July 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  5. ^ Macao Light Rapid Transit Corporation (6 December 2019). "Macao LRT Opens Next Tuesday, Free Rides Until End of the Year". Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Macau authorities suspend services on MTR Corp's Taipa line for 180 days". South China Morning Post. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  7. ^ "LRT Barra Station Opens On 8 December And A New Fare Zone Add". MTR (Macau). 27 November 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  8. ^ "LRT Union Hospital Station opens firstly on 1 Sep to facilitate public access to the Union Hospital". MLRT. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  9. ^ a b c "About Macao Light Rapid Transit (Macao LRT)". MTR (Macau). Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  10. ^ a b "Taipa Line". Macao Light Rapid Transit Corporation, Limited. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  11. ^ Service extends to Barra station on 8 December 2023.[2]
  12. ^ "LOTUS CHECKPOINT STATION RENAMES TO LOTUS STATION, SIGNAGES OF TAIPA LINE WILL BE REPLACED GRADUALLY". MTR (Macau). 7 August 2023. Archived from the original on 8 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  13. ^ Formerly named Lotus Checkpoint.[12]


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