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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.

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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

(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)
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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 on 1 November 2024.[8]

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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 
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)
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