Macau Light Rapid Transit

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Macau Light Rapid Transit
Macau Light Rail Transit Logo
Overview
Native name	Chinese: 澳門輕軌系統 Portuguese: Metro Ligeiro de Macau
Owner	Macao Light Rapid Transit Corporation, Limited
Area served	Taipa Cotai Macau Peninsula Coloane
Locale	Macau
Transit type	People mover
Number of lines	3
Number of stations	15
Website	www.mlm.com.mo
Operation
Began operation	10 December 2019; 5 years ago (2019-12-10)
Operator(s)	Macao Light Rapid Transit Corporation, Limited(MLM)
Technical
System length	14.1 km (9 mi)
Track gauge	N/A - rubber-tired wheels
System map

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.^[1] Barra extension of the line and two new branches of Seac Pai Van and Hengqin opened in 2023 and 2024.

MTR (Macau), a wholly-owned subsidiary of MTR, had operated 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 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; 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.