Taipa line

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.

Taipa Line
氹仔 Taipa
An operating train
Overview
Status	In Operation
Owner	Macau
Locale	São Lourenço, Freguesia de Nossa Senhora do Carmo and Zona do Aterro de Cotai, Macau, China
Termini	Barra Taipa Ferry Terminal
Stations	13
Service
Type	Automated guideway transit/People mover
System	Macau Light Rapid Transit
Services	1
Operator(s)	Macau Light Rapid Transit
History
Opened	10 December 2019[1]
Technical
Line length	12.5 km (7.77 mi)[2]
Number of tracks	2
Character	Elevated, At-grade & Underground
Route map Legend ( West Line to Border Gate) ( Península line to Border Gate) Barra Sai Van Bridge lower deck Ocean Jockey Club Stadium Pai Kok Cotai West ( Hengqin extension line to Hengqin Checkpoint) Lotus ( Seac Pai Van line to Seac Pai Van) Union Hospital East Asian Games Cotai East Macao LRT Depot MUST Airport Taipa Ferry Terminal ( East Line to Border Gate) This diagram: view talk edit

Timeline

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 in late 2024.^[8]

Stations

Livery	Station No.	Station name			Connections	Freguesia/Zone
		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  (October-November 2024)
	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

1. "Macao LRT Opens Next Tuesday, Free Rides Until End of the Year". Macao Light Rapid Transit Corporation, Limited. 6 December 2019.
2. "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. "About Macao Light Rapid Transit (Macao LRT)". MTR (Macau). Retrieved 22 December 2019.
10. "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]