Macau Light Rapid Transit

Macau Light Rapid Transit
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Overview
Native name
OwnerMacao Light Rapid Transit Corporation Limited
Area served
LocaleMacau
Transit typeAutomated guideway transit
Number of lines3
Number of stations15
Websitemlm.com.mo
Operation
Began operation10 December 2019 (2019-12-10)
Operator(s)Macao Light Rapid Transit Corporation Limited
Technical
System length16.3 km (10 mi)
Track gaugeN/A - rubber-tired wheels
System map

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 in its short form, Chinese: 澳門輕軌系統; Portuguese: Metro Ligeiro de Macau, MLM) is a rubber-tired automated guideway transit system in Macau and the first railway system in 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. Between 1 April 2024 and 31 December 2024, the Macao Light Rapid Transit Corporation Limited (MLM) gradually became directly responsible for the operations and maintenance assistance services of the MLM. The Macao SAR Government signed a 10-year concession contract with MLM for the operation and maintenance of MLRT in September 2019.

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.