Ocean station (Macau Light Rapid Transit)

Ocean station (Chinese: 海洋站; Portuguese: Estação do Oceano) is a station on the Taipa line of the Macau Light Rapid Transit in Taipa, Macau. It is adjacent to the namesake Ocean Gardens, a large-scale residential development at the northwestern corner of Taipa island, as well as the southern approach of Sai Van Bridge.

Ocean

海洋
General information
LocationAvenida dos Jogos da Ásia Oriental, Freguesia de Nossa Senhora do Carmo, Macau
Line(s)     Taipa line
Platforms1 island platform
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
Station codeOCE
History
Opened10 December 2019 (2019-12-10)[1][2]
Services
Preceding station Logo of Macau Light Rapid Transit Macau Light Rail Transit Following station
Terminus Taipa line Jockey Club
towards Taipa Ferry Terminal

It was opened on 10 December 2019 as the western terminus of the Taipa line.[1][3] An extension of the line to Barra is being constructed and, once completed, will see Ocean becoming the last stop on Taipa before trains proceed to the Macau Peninsula.

History

During the planning stage, the station was once named Ponte de Sai Van after the Sai Van Bridge. It was subsequently renamed Ocean after the high-density residential development Ocean Gardens (Portuguese: Jardins do Oceano) to the northeast of the station.

Construction of the station began in 2014. At Ocean station, topping out was completed in early 2016, yet the line did not become operational for another 3 years due to complications with the LRT depot construction works.

On 7 November 2017, the first two Ocean Cruiser LRT carriages were transported to Ocean station, where they then underwent a series of on-site equipment tests.[4]

The Macau Light Rapid Transit system began operations on 10 December 2019. Ocean station is the western terminus of Taipa line, the only operational line of the system.

Layout

Ocean station is constructed within the central reservation of Avenida dos Jogos da Ásia Oriental in northwest Taipa.

Among all stations on the Taipa line, Ocean station is unique for having at-grade platforms, and also for boasting an island platform instead of side platforms. To the south of the station, arriving trains descend from a viaduct and enter Platform 2. After dropping off passengers there, trains will proceed to a crossover track immediately to the north of the station and switch direction, picking up passengers on Platform 1 afterwards.

U1 Ticketing level Service counter, ticket machine, toilet, exits
G      Taipa line to Taipa Ferry Terminal (Jockey Club) →
Island platform, doors open on the left
     Taipa line terminus

Entrances/Exits
Exit A of Ocean station

Ocean station's concourse could be accessed through footbridges connecting to both sides of Avenida dos Jogos da Ásia Oriental.

  • A: Ocean Gardens Wheelchair user access
  • B: Leisure Area Wheelchair user access

Services

Ocean is currently the western terminus of the Taipa line, which runs between this station and Taipa Ferry Terminal.

References
  1. "Macao LRT Opens next Tuesday, Free Rides until End of the Year". Macao Light Rapid Transit Corporation, Limited. 2019-12-06. Retrieved 2020-09-09.
  2. 柳暗花明又一村 與承建商協議解約 輕軌車廠工程明年重啟 最快回歸二十年通車. Macao Daily NewsA3版. 2015-11-18.(in Chinese)
  3. 工程剪影. 運輸基建辦公室 [Gabinete para as Infra-estruturas de Transportes]. 2017-01-09. Archived from the original on 2017-01-09. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  4. "As primeiras duas carruagens foram transportadas para a "Estação do Oceano"" (Press release). Macau: Transportation Infrastructure Office. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 2023-07-10.

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