Macau Light Transit System
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The Macau Light Transit System is a planned mass transit system for the former Portuguese colony of Macau, now a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. When completed it will serve passengers from the Macau Peninsula, Taipa island, the Cotai reclamation and Macau International Airport. The proposal was introduced to the public by the Government of Macau in October 2006.
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[edit] Planning
[edit] System
The proposed system is a driverless and rubber-tyred light rail system, similar to the Singapore Light Rapid Transit. The tracks will be a mix of elevated guideways and underground tunnels, ensuring a dedicated right-of-way separated from road traffic.
[edit] Cost and timetable
The estimated cost for the first stage of construction consisting of 26 stations, is MOP$4.2 billion (about USD$523 million). It is expected that this amount is to be fully sponsored by the Government of Macau as a part of their comprehensive public transportation project. Construction for the first stage of the project may require 42 months for completion. The whole planned network may require 8 years to be completely built.
[edit] Network
The total service length of the whole network is expected to be 27 km. At an arrangement of 4-cars per train, passenger capacity would be about 400. Maximum ridership is predicted to be about 15,400 passengers per hour.
The network would be comprised of three lines:
[edit] Loop Line
The Loop line would be a circular route on the Macau Peninsula connecting with the Macao-Taipa Line
[edit] Macau-Taipa Line
The line would be a route with connections with the Airport Shuttle Line on Taipa and the Loop Line on the Macau Peninsula via Ponte de Sai Van. It is planned to utilize reserved space in the lower deck of the Ponte de Sai Van (Sai Van Bridge).
[edit] Airport Shuttle Line
The line will act as a spur line of the Macau-Taipa Line to Macau International Airport.
