East line (Macau LRT)

East line
 東綫 East 
Overview
StatusPlanned
OwnerMacau
LocaleMacau, China
Termini
Stations7
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemMacau Light Rapid Transit
Services1
Operator(s)MTR (Macau)
Technical
Line length7.8 km (4.85 mi)
Number of tracks2
CharacterUnderground
Route map

Border Gate
Pearl of the Orient
North Zone A of New Area
Central Zone A of New Area
South Zone A of New Area
Praia Grande
Zone E1 of New Area
Taipa Ferry Terminal
(Taipa Line)

The East line (Chinese: 澳氹東線, Portuguese: Linha Leste) is a line of the Macau Light Rapid Transit currently under construction. The East line is planned to run entirely underground, constructed with a tunnel-boring machine[1] ,excluding the section between ES6 station (Zone E1 of New Area station) and Taipa Ferry Terminal station The line will provide a through service from the existing terminus of the Taipa line at Taipa Ferry Terminal, and traverse Zone E1 of the Macau New Urban Zone, stopping in the centre of the zone. It will then cross under the Praia Grande to the southern end of New Urban Zone A. The track will run under the central greenway of zone A, stopping at 3 stations there. Finally, it will run underwater, along the coast of the Macau peninsula, stopping at stations at Areia Preta and Portas do Cerco.[2] The line will be 7.8 km long.[3]

Construction started in 2023 by a joint venture led by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation[4] and the line is expected to be complete by 2028.[5]

  1. ^ "Macau Daily Times 澳門每日時報 » LRT East Line to go underground with cost estimate of MOP2 billion". macaudailytimes.com.mo. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  2. ^ "East LRT line connecting Gongbei Border to Taipa plans revealed". macaubusiness.com. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  3. ^ "East Line". mlm.com.mo. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Work starts on northern section of Eastern Line in Macau". International Railway Journal. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Construction of East Line begins". Macau Business. Retrieved 26 November 2023.