Taipa_line

Taipa line

Taipa line

Railway line in Macau


The Taipa line (Chinese: 氹仔線; Portuguese: Linha da Taipa) is the first Macau Light Rapid Transit line, which opened on 10 December 2019. The automated guideway transit line has a U-shaped route within the island of Taipa and currently connects 12 stations; a link to Macau Peninsula officially opened on 8 December, 2023.

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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]

Stations

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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. "About Macao Light Rapid Transit (Macao LRT)". MTR (Macau). Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  9. "Taipa Line". Macao Light Rapid Transit Corporation, Limited. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  10. Service extends to Barra station on 8 December 2023.[2]
  11. Formerly named Lotus Checkpoint.[11]



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