The East line (, ) is a line of the

Macau Light Rapid Transit The Macau Light Rapid Transit (MLRT, zh, 澳門輕軌系統; , 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 Taip ...

currently under construction. The East line is planned to run entirely underground, constructed with a tunnel-boring machine ,excluding the section between ES6 station ( Zone E1 of New Area station) and Taipa Ferry Terminal station The line will provide a

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from the existing terminus of the

Taipa line The Taipa line (; ) is the first line in Macau Light Rapid Transit. The line initially opened on 10 December 2019, providing service between and as the first phase of the Taipa line. The automated guideway transit line has a U-shaped route wi ...

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, and traverse Zone E1 of the

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, stopping in the centre of the zone. It will then cross under the

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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

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, stopping at stations at Areia Preta and

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. The line will be 7.8 km long. Construction started in 2023 by a joint venture led by

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and the line is expected to be complete by 2028.

Stations

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.

References

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