The Taipa line (Chinese: 氹仔線; Portuguese: Linha da Taipa) is the first and currently the only servicing 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
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 in late 2024.[8]
Stations
References
^"Macao LRT Opens Next Tuesday, Free Rides Until End of the Year". Macao Light Rapid Transit Corporation, Limited. 6 December 2019.
^ a b"LRT Taipa Line train service officially extends to the Barra Station". Macao Light Rapid Transit Corporation, Limited. 8 December 2023.
^Macao Light Rapid Transit Corporation (6 December 2019). "Macao LRT Opens Next Tuesday, Free Rides Until End of the Year". Retrieved 9 September 2020.
^"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.
^Macao Light Rapid Transit Corporation (6 December 2019). "Macao LRT Opens Next Tuesday, Free Rides Until End of the Year". Retrieved 9 September 2020.
^"Macau authorities suspend services on MTR Corp's Taipa line for 180 days". South China Morning Post. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
^"LRT Barra Station Opens On 8 December And A New Fare Zone Add". MTR (Macau). 27 November 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
^"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.
^ a b c"About Macao Light Rapid Transit (Macao LRT)". MTR (Macau). Retrieved 22 December 2019.
^ a b"Taipa Line". Macao Light Rapid Transit Corporation, Limited. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
^Service extends to Barra station on 8 December 2023.[2]
^"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.
