Macau Light Rapid Transit

Macau Light Rapid Transit
Macau Light Rail Transit Logo
Macau Light Rail Transit Logo
Overview
Native name
OwnerMacao Light Rapid Transit Corporation, Limited
Area served
LocaleMacau
Transit typePeople mover
Number of lines1
Number of stations13
Websitewww.mlm.com.mo
Operation
Began operation10 December 2019; 4 years ago (2019-12-10)
Operator(s)Macao Light Rapid Transit Corporation, Limited(MLM)
Technical
System length12.5 km (8 mi)
Track gaugeN/A - rubber-tired wheels
Macau Light Rapid Transit
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese澳門輕軌系統
Simplified Chinese澳门轻轨系统
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinÀomén Qīngguǐ Xìtǒng
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingou3 mun4*2 hing1 gwai2 hai6 tung2
Portuguese name
PortugueseMetro Ligeiro de Macau

The Macau Light Rapid Transit (MLRT, Chinese: 澳門輕軌系統; Portuguese: Metro Ligeiro de Macau, MLM) is a mass transit system in Macau and is also the first railway system in Macau. The first phase of the project started construction in February 2012, and the first section of the Taipa line was opened to the public on 10 December 2019,[1] followed by the Barra Station Extend Line on 8 December 2023. MTR (Macau), a wholly-owned subsidiary of MTR, was operating and maintaining the MLRT under the operations and maintenance assistance services (O&M Contract), until it expires in December 2024. Macao Light Rapid Transit Corporation, Limited (MLM) is directly responsible for the operations and maintenance assistance services of the MLRT from 1 April 2024. [2]

The only line in the Macau light rail system that has been opened is the first section of the Taipa Line which runs from Barra station to Taipa Ferry Terminal station, with a total length of 12.5 km (7.8 mi) and a total of 13 stations; the depot project is still under construction. Overall, the Taipa Line has been reported to have cost around 10 billion patacas.[3] Once completed, the entire system is expected to serve the Macau Peninsula, Taipa and Cotai, serving major border checkpoints such as the Border Gate, the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal, the Lotus Bridge border and the Macau International Airport.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Free LRT Trips was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "MLM takes over the operations and maintenance works". www.mlm.com.mo. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  3. ^ Guo, Jinbing 郭錦冰; Huang, Weihong 黃偉鴻 (10 December 2019). "Qīngguǐ rì zài kè liàng liào yuē 2 wàn réncì Luó Lìwén: Zhōngyú děngdào jīnrì" 輕軌日載客量料約2萬人次 羅立文:終於等到今日. tdm.com.mo (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2021.