Taipa line

The Taipa line (Chinese: 氹仔線; Portuguese: Linha da Taipa) is the first operational Macau Light Rapid Transit line. The automated guideway transit line has a U-shaped route within the island of Taipa and currently connects 11 stations; a link to Macau Peninsula is under construction.

Taipa line
Taipa
An operating train
Overview
StatusIn Operation
OwnerMacau
LocaleFreguesia de Nossa Senhora do Carmo and Zona do Aterro de Cotai,
Macau, China
Termini
  • Ocean
  • Taipa Ferry Terminal
Stations11
Service
TypeAutomated guideway transit/People mover
SystemMacau Light Rapid Transit
Services1
Operator(s)MTR (Macau)
History
Opened10 December 2019[1]
Technical
Line length9.3 km (5.78 mi)[1]
Number of tracks2
CharacterElevated & At-grade
Route map
(Left arrow West Line to Border Gate)
(Up arrow Península line to Border Gate)
Barra
Sai Van Bridge
Ocean
 Jockey Club
 Stadium
 Pai Kok
 Cotai West
(Up arrow Hengqin extension line to Hengqin Checkpoint)
Lotus Checkpoint
(Left arrow Seac Pai Van line to Seac Pai Van)
 Island Hospital
East Asian Games
 Cotai East
Depot
 MUST
 Airport
 Taipa Ferry Terminal
(Down arrow East Line to Border Gate)

Stations
Station

No.

 Station name Connections Distance
km		 Freguesia/Zone
English[2][3] Chinese[2] Portuguese[2][3]
12 Barra
(U/C)		 媽閣 Barra São Lourenço
13 Ocean 海洋 Oceano 0.00 0.00 Freguesia de Nossa Senhora do Carmo
14 Jockey Club 馬會 Jockey Clube 0.77 0.77
15 Stadium 運動場 Estádio 0.87 1.64
16 Pai Kok 排角 Pai Kok 0.61 2.25
17 Cotai West 路氹西 Cotai Oeste 0.87 3.12 Zona do Aterro de Cotai
18 Lotus[5] 蓮花 Lótus  Hengqin  (U/C) 0.77 3.89
18A Island Hospital
(planning)		 離島醫院 Hospital das Ilhas  Seac Pai Van  (U/C) ? ?
19 East Asian Games 東亞運 Jogos da Ásia Oriental 1.25 5.14
20 Cotai East 路氹東 Cotai Leste 0.64 5.78
21 MUST 科大 UCTM 0.72 6.50 Freguesia de Nossa Senhora do Carmo
22 Airport 機場 Aeroporto 1.03 7.53
23 Taipa Ferry Terminal 氹仔碼頭 Terminal Marítimo da Taipa  East  (U/C) 0.53 8.06
  • Interior of Ocean Cruiser
    Interior of Ocean Cruiser
  • Seats of Ocean Cruiser
    Seats of Ocean Cruiser
  • Train Door of Ocean Cruiser
    Train Door of Ocean Cruiser
  • Route Map of Ocean Cruiser
    Route Map of Ocean Cruiser
  • Ocean Cruiser at Stadium Station
    Ocean Cruiser at Stadium Station

References
  1. "Macao LRT Opens Next Tuesday, Free Rides Until End of the Year". Macao Light Rapid Transit Corporation, Limited. 6 December 2019.
  2. "About Macao Light Rapid Transit (Macao LRT)". MTR (Macau). Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  3. "Taipa Line". Macao Light Rapid Transit Corporation, Limited. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  4. "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.
  5. Formerly named Lotus Checkpoint.[4]


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