Macau Light Rail Transit

Macau Light Rapid Transit

Overview
Locale	Macau
Transit type	Rapid transit
Number of lines	2
Number of stations	21
Daily ridership	N/A
Operation
Operation will start	initial operation: early 2015, with scaling up to full operation by 2020[1]
Operator(s)	TBD
Technical
System length	20 km (12 mi)
Track gauge	N/A - rubber wheels

The Macau Light Rapid Transit or Macau LRT also known as Metro Ligeiro de Macau is a mass transit system in Macau under construction. It will 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.

Although it is termed light rail, it is technically a light metro using people movers.

History

The LRT was first proposed in 2003 by the Macau SAR Government. After the original proposal was rejected by the public, the decision to build the LRT was not made until October 2006. The LRT will improve transportation options between the Macau Peninsula, Taipa and Cotai, and relieve traffic congestion on roads and bridges. It will be the first rapid transit system in Macau.

Site investigation work started in 2008, main construction work began in 21 February 2012 in Taipa,^[2] with the Taipa section to be operating by May 2015^[3] and Macau Peninsula section to be operating sometime on or after 2016.^[3] Despite the official schedule, analysts did project the initial phase to not be in operation until 2016.^[3]

Network

The LRT will be a driverless rubber-tyred system, similar to the Singapore LRT. The Phase I line will run along elevated guideways separate from road traffic.

The LRT will consist of at least two phases:

• Phase I Line (Macau-Taipa Line)
  Connecting major entry-exit points at the Macau Peninsula and the Taipa Island with residential and tourist areas. It will use reserved space in the lower deck of the Ponte de Sai Van (Sai Van Bridge) to connect to Taipa island.
• Phase II Line (Loop Line)
  Connecting the Barrier gate to A-Ma Temple via the inner harbour area, eventually forming a loop on the Macau peninsula.

Rolling stock

The LRT will use Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Crystal Mover APM vehicles with rubber tyres running on concrete tracks.^[4] Mitsubishi will supply 55 two-car trains that are fully automated (driverless) and utilise a rubber-tyred APM system.^[5] They will have a capacity of up to 476 passengers.^[4] The car is named Ocean Cruiser.^[6]

Construction

The estimated construction cost for Phase 1 (with 21 stations) was revised in June 2011 from MOP 7.5 billion (about US$933 million) to MOP 11 billion (about US$1,370 million) including MOP 360 million for studies, MOP 4.9 billion for rolling stock and MOP 5.74 billion for construction.^[7] The project will be financed by the Government of Macau and is scheduled to take about 48 months to complete. Construction of the Taipa section of Phase 1 started in late February 2012.^[8]

Six design packages have been awarded and the open tenders were expected to be published by October 2011, starting by the Taipa packages C250 and C260.

January 19th 2015, the Third Special Audit Report on the First Phase of the Light Rail Transit System was published by the Commission of Audit, stating that the construction of the Macau Light Rail Transit is delayed by 883 days.^[9]

Stations

Macau-Taipa Line Phase I

Phase I Macau LRT

Long-term plan Macau LRT

The Phase I Macau-Taipa Line will have 21 stations, two stations planned near the Cultural Centre and near the Macau Government Headquarters on Avenida da Praia Grande having been scrapped in the 2009 review:

Macau-Taipa Line Phase II

Seac Pai Van and Coloane Line

Hengqin Branch Line

Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge Line

See also

• Transportation in Macau

References

External links

• Report about Macau Light Transit System by Apple Daily, 20 October 2006.
• Transportation Infrastructure Office (GIT) Macao in charge of the LRT projects.
• System map with station locations on aerial picture of the SAR
• "Skyscrapercity Macau LRT thread" Updates, articles and pictures.

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