Macau Light Rapid Transit
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Macau Light Rail Transit Logo | |||
| Overview | |||
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| Owner | Macao Light Rapid Transit Corporation Limited | ||
| Area served | |||
| Locale | Macau | ||
| Transit type | Light Metro | ||
| Number of lines | 3 | ||
| Number of stations | 17 | ||
| Website | mlm.com.mo | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation | 10 December 2019 | ||
| Operator(s) | Macao Light Rapid Transit Corporation Limited | ||
| Technical | |||
| System length | 16.3 km (10 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | N/A - rubber-tired wheels | ||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 澳門輕軌系統 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 澳门轻轨系统 | ||||||||||
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| Portuguese | Metro 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 the first railway system of the city. The first phase of the project's construction began in February 2012, and the first section of the Taipa line was opened to the public on 10 December 2019. The Barra extension of the Taipa line opened in 2023, with the Seac Pai Van and Hengqin lines opened in 2024.
MTR (Macau), a wholly-owned subsidiary of MTR, operated and maintaining the MLM under the operations and maintenance assistance services (O&M Contract) until it expired in December 2024. Starting in 1 April 2024, the Macao Light Rapid Transit Corporation Limited (MLM) became directly responsible for the operations and maintenance assistance services of the MLM.
The Taipa Line, being the first line of the light rail system to be opened, 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. Overall, the Taipa Line has been reported to have cost around 10 billion patacas. 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.