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East line (Macau LRT)

East line
 東綫 East 
Overview
StatusPlanned
OwnerMacau
LocaleMacau, China
Termini
Stations7
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemMacau Light Rapid Transit
Services1
Operator(s)MTR (Macau)
Technical
Line length7.8 km (4.85 mi)
Number of tracks2
CharacterUnderground
Route map

Legend
Border Gate
Pearl of the Orient
North Zone A of New Area
Central Zone A of New Area
South Zone A of New Area
Praia Grande
Zone E1 of New Area
Taipa Ferry Terminal
(Taipa Line)
This diagram:

The East line (Chinese: 澳氹東線, Portuguese: Linha Leste) is a line of the Macau Light Rapid Transit currently under construction. The East line is planned to run entirely underground, constructed with a tunnel-boring machine[1] ,excluding the section between ES6 station (Zone E1 of New Area station) and Taipa Ferry Terminal station The line will provide a through service from the existing terminus of the Taipa line at Taipa Ferry Terminal, and traverse Zone E1 of the Macau New Urban Zone, stopping in the centre of the zone. It will then cross under the Praia Grande to the southern end of New Urban Zone A. The track will run under the central greenway of zone A, stopping at 3 stations there. Finally, it will run underwater, along the coast of the Macau peninsula, stopping at stations at Areia Preta and Portas do Cerco.[2] The line will be 7.8 km long.[3]

Construction started in 2023 by a joint venture led by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation[4] and the line is expected to be complete by 2028.[5]

Stations

Station

No.

Station name Connections Distance
km 		Freguesia/Zone
English Chinese Portuguese
ES1 Border Gate 關閘 Portas do Cerco Freguesia de Nossa Senhora de Fátima
ES2 Pearl of the Orient 東方明珠 Perola Oriental
ES3 North Zone A of New Area 新城A區北 Norte do Zona A dos Novos Aterros
ES4 Central Zone A of New Area 新城A區中 Central da Zona A dos Novos Aterros
ES5 South Zone A of New Area 新城A區南 Sul do Zona A dos Novos Aterros
ES6 Zone E1 of New Area 新城E1區 Zona E1 dos Novos Aterros Freguesia de Nossa Senhora do Carmo
23 Taipa Ferry Terminal 氹仔碼頭 Terminal Maritimo da Taipa  Taipa 


Proposed Extensions

A westward extension of the East Line, parallel to the West Line section of Macau LRT, is proposed to extend the Border Gate station to Ilha Verde station, planned to be located at the plaza nearby the Qingmao Port.[6]

Station

No.

Station name Connections Distance
km 		Freguesia/Zone
English Chinese Portuguese
ES0 Ilha Verde 青洲 Ilha Verde Freguesia de Nossa Senhora de Fátima
ES1 Border Gate 關閘 Portas do Cerco

References

  1. ^ "Macau Daily Times 澳門每日時報 » LRT East Line to go underground with cost estimate of MOP2 billion". macaudailytimes.com.mo. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  2. ^ "East LRT line connecting Gongbei Border to Taipa plans revealed". macaubusiness.com. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  3. ^ "East Line". mlm.com.mo. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Work starts on northern section of Eastern Line in Macau". International Railway Journal. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Construction of East Line begins". Macau Business. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  6. ^ "LRT to extend to Qingmao; airport to see longer runway". Macau Daily Times. Retrieved 22 September 2022.


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