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{{Short description|Mass transit system}}
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{{Infobox Public transit
| name = Macau Light Rapid Transit
| native_name = {{plainlist|
*{{lang-zh|澳門輕軌系統}}
*{{langx|pt|Metro Ligeiro de Macau}}
}}
| image = Metro Ligeiro de Macau logo.svg
| imagesize = 200px
| locale = [[Macau]]
| transit_type = [[Light Metro]]
| lines = 3
| stations = 17
| ridership = 
| website = {{URL|https://www.mlm.com.mo/en/index.html|mlm.com.mo}}
| began_operation = {{start date and age|2019|12|10|df=y}}
| operation_will_start = 
| operator = Macao Light Rapid Transit Corporation Limited
| vehicles = 
| system_length = {{convert|16.3|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}
| track_gauge = N/A - rubber-tired wheels
| el = 
| map = [[File:MLRT Route Map 202404 In Operation.svg|300px]]
| map_state = 
| alt = Macau Light Rail Transit Logo
| caption = Macau Light Rail Transit Logo
| owner = Macao Light Rapid Transit Corporation Limited
| area served = {{hlist|[[Taipa]]|[[Cotai]]|[[Macau Peninsula]]|[[Coloane]]|[[Hengqin]]}}
| line_number = 
| start = Barra
| end = Taipa Ferry Terminal
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{{Chinese
| title = Macau Light Rapid Transit
| s = 澳门轻轨系统
| t = 澳門輕軌系統
| p = Àomén Qīngguǐ Xìtǒng
| j = ou<sup>3</sup> mun<sup>4*2</sup> hing<sup>1</sup> gwai<sup>2</sup> hai<sup>6</sup> tung<sup>2</sup>
| por = Metro Ligeiro de Macau
}}The '''Macau Light Rapid Transit''' ('''MLRT''', {{lang-zh|澳門輕軌系統}}; {{langx|pt|Metro Ligeiro de Macau}}, '''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 [[Taipa line]] was opened to the public on 10 December 2019.<ref name="Free LRT Trips" /> The Barra extension of the Taipa line opened in 2023, with the [[Seac Pai Van line|Seac Pai Van]] and [[Hengqin line|Hengqin]] lines opened in 2024.

MTR (Macau), a wholly-owned subsidiary of [[MTR Corporation|MTR]], operated and maintaining the MLM under the operations and maintenance assistance services (O&M Contract) until it expired in December 2024. Starting in 1 April 2024, the Macao Light Rapid Transit Corporation Limited (MLM) became directly responsible for the operations and maintenance assistance services of the MLM.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=MLM takes over the operations and maintenance works |url=https://www.mlm.com.mo/en/news_detail/article/lujgov6r.html |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=www.mlm.com.mo}}</ref>{{Contradictory inline|date=February 2025}}

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 {{Convert|12.5|km|abbr=on}} and a total of 13 stations. Overall, the Taipa Line has been reported to have cost around 10 billion [[Macanese pataca|patacas]].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Guo |first1=Jinbing 郭錦冰 |last2=Huang |first2=Weihong 黃偉鴻 |date=2019-12-10 |title=Qīngguǐ rì zài kè liàng liào yuē 2 wàn réncì Luó Lìwén: Zhōngyú děngdào jīnrì |script-title=zh:輕軌日載客量料約2萬人次 羅立文:終於等到今日 |language=zh |work=tdm.com.mo |url=https://www.tdm.com.mo/c_news/radio_news.php?id=446452 |url-status=live |access-date=2021-08-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212111609/https://www.tdm.com.mo/c_news/radio_news.php%3Fid%3D446452 |archive-date=2019-12-12}}</ref> Once completed, the entire system is expected to serve the [[Macau Peninsula]], [[Taipa]] and [[Cotai]], serving major border checkpoints such as the [[Portas do Cerco|Border Gate]], the [[Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal, Macau|Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal]], the [[Lótus Bridge|Lotus Bridge]] border and the [[Macau International Airport]].

== History ==
=== Conception ===
The LRT was first proposed in 2002 by the Macau SAR Government in the Policy Address for the Fiscal Year 2003 by then [[Chief Executive of Macau]] [[Edmund Ho]]<ref>{{Cite speech |last=Ho |first=Edmund Hau Wah |author-link=Edmund Ho |date=20 November 2002 |access-date=6 August 2018 |title=Policy Address for the Fiscal Year 2003 of the Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) of the People's Republic of China |publisher=Macau SAR Government |url=https://www.gov.mo/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/en2003_policy.pdf}}</ref> as a method to "solve the urban transport issues". In the same year, the Macau SAR Government entrusted the [[Hong Kong]] Mass Transit Railway Corporation (Now [[MTR Corporation]]) to stage a preliminary study on a railway transport system. The original proposal was presented on 19 February 2003,<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 February 2003 |script-title=zh:總造價廿七至卅億 輕鐵擬○六開通 |language=zh |trans-title=Total cost of construction 2.7 to 3 billion; light rail proposed to open at '06 |work=Macao Daily News |location=Macao}}</ref> and recommended the construction of an elevated light metro in two stages: the first stage extends for {{Cvt|17|km}} with 15 stations going from [[Portas do Cerco]] and the [[Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal]] to [[Macau International Airport|Macau Airport]] via the then constructing [[Sai Van Bridge]], while the second stage would connect the airport with the Cotai (Lotus) Checkpoint and the [[Macau East Asian Games Dome|East Asian Games Dome]]. The system would mainly cater to tourists, expecting them to take 85% of the projected 43,000 daily rider ship, and was due to open in 2006.

The original proposal for the LRT was criticized by the public for being unable to handle the needs of Macau citizens, obstructing important views of the city, and also for being not cost-effective. Then [[Secretariat for Transport and Public Works (Macau)|Secretariat for Transport and Public Works]] [[Ao Man Long|Au Man Long]] decided to suspend plans for the LRT on 15 April 2003, citing the economic downturn caused by the [[severe acute respiratory syndrome]] outbreak at the time.<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 April 2003| script-title=zh:現階段條件未足 緩建輕軌 |language=zh-MO |trans-title=Current conditions insufficient; LRT construction plans suspended |work=Macao Daily News |location=Macao}}</ref>

A second feasibility study was conducted in 2005 by the Mass Transit Railway Corporation, analysing possible routes for the LRT. The second study recommended a mixed underground and elevated system, with three separate lines:<ref name="GIT progress">{{Cite web |title=Progress for the Macao LRT |url=http://www.git.gov.mo/en/history.aspx#6 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825182143/http://www.git.gov.mo/en/history.aspx#6 |archive-date=2018-08-25 |access-date=7 August 2018 |website=Transportation Infrastructure Office (Gabinete para as Infras-estructuras de Transportes) |language=en}}</ref> One peninsula encirclement line, one Macau-Taipa Line, and one Airport Line. Based on the second feasibility study and public opinion regarding it, the Macau SAR government in October 2006 released the ''Detailed Research Program for MLRT'' report that outlines a route for the LRT similar to the Phase I Line today. The report recommended elevating the entire LRT line to Phase I for budget reasons, and it proposed only one line that stretches for {{Cvt|22|km}} with 26 stations. The Macau SAR Government, after considering the opinions of the public, called for the construction of the LRT in November 2007 after publishing their optimization program report months earlier. The optimization program report stated that the Mass Transit Railway Corporation, together with an international consortium, should be tasked with the construction of the LRT.

Site investigation work started in 2008.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=22 February 2012 |title=Macau Starts Light Rail Construction |url=http://www.macaunews.com.mo/content/view/1630/3/lang,english/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927155417/http://www.macaunews.com.mo/content/view/1630/3/lang,english/ |archive-date=27 September 2013 |access-date=25 May 2012 |work=Macau News |language=en}}</ref> Under the plan, Phase I (Macau–Taipa Line) would connect major entry-exit points at the Macau Peninsula and the Taipa Island with residential and tourist areas. It uses reserved space in the lower deck of the Ponte de Sai Van (Sai Van Bridge) to connect to Taipa island. Phase II (Loop Line) would connect the Barrier gate to A-Ma Temple via the inner harbour area, eventually forming a loop on the Macau peninsula. The LRT is expected to improve transportation options between the [[Macau Peninsula]], [[Taipa]] and [[Cotai]], and relieve traffic congestion on roads and bridges.

=== Construction ===
In October 2009, the construction of the LRT was announced by the Macau SAR Government, with the goal of the LRT being operational by 2013. Several changes were made to the plan, including reducing the number of stations to 21 and building part of the LRT running along [[Nam Van Lake]] underground or at the surface level.<ref name="GIT progress" /> However, due to the constant changes to the path of the LRT, as well as an appeal from one of the tender companies, the start date for construction was delayed for multiple times, and substantial work on the LRT did not commence until 2012.

In December 2010, the government announced that [[Mitsubishi Heavy Industries]] was chosen to provide the rolling stock and the system for the LRT, with a winning bid of 4.68 billion [[Macanese pataca|Macau Patacas]]. A contract would then be signed in March 2011, which would entail an order of 55 sets of 2-carriage rolling stock, as well as the accompanying communications and operating systems for the daily operation of the LRT.

The estimated construction cost for Phase 1 (with 21 stations) was revised in June 2011 from [[Macanese pataca|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.<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 June 2011 |title=Governo revê em alta orçamento do metro ligeiro |trans-title=Government revises high-budget light rail |url=http://noticias.sapo.tl/portugues/lusa/artigo/12721657.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004181831/http://noticias.sapo.tl/portugues/lusa/artigo/12721657.html |archive-date=4 October 2013 |access-date=15 July 2011 |work=SAPO Notícias |language=pt |agency=Lusa}}</ref> The project will be financed by the Government of Macau and is scheduled to take about 48 months to complete. 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. To power up the operation of the LRT, [[CEM (Macau)|CEM]] also built two primary [[Electrical substation|substations]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 April 2015 |title=Cable Maintenance Strengthened to Avoid Blackouts |url=http://macaudailytimes.com.mo/cem-cable-maintenance-strengthened-to-avoid-blackouts.html |work=Macau Daily Times |language=en}}</ref>

Main construction work began on 21 February 2012 in [[Taipa]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-02-21 |title=Arranque oficial da obra de construção dos segmentos do sistema de metro ligeiro |trans-title=Official start of the construction work for segments of the light metro system |url=http://www.git.gov.mo/pt/project_detail.aspx?a_id=300012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625014251/http://www.git.gov.mo/pt/project_detail.aspx?a_id=300012 |archive-date=2012-06-25 |access-date=2020-04-22 |website=Gabinete para as Infra-estruturas de Transportes |language=pt}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> The Taipa section is expected to operate by 2019,<ref name="macaodaily20151118">{{Cite news |date=2015-11-18 |title=Liǔ'ànhuāmíng yòu yī cūn yǔ chéngjiàn shāng xiéyì jiěyuē qīngguǐ chēchǎng gōngchéng míngnián chóngqǐ zuì kuài huíguī èrshí nián tōngchē |script-title=zh:柳暗花明又一村 與承建商協議解約 輕軌車廠工程明年重啟 最快回歸二十年通車 |language=zh |page=A3 |work=[[Macao Daily News]]}}</ref> and Macau Peninsula section to be operating sometime by the early 2020s. Despite the official schedule, analysts did project the initial phase to not be in operation until 2017. The ''Third Special Audit Report on the First Phase of the Light Rail Transit System'' published by the Commission of Audit in January 2015 indicated that the construction of the Macau Light Rail Transit was delayed by 883 days.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lau |first=João Pedro |date=2015-01-20 |title=Audit Report Predicts Massive LRT Budget Blowout |url=http://macaudailytimes.com.mo/audit-report-predicts-massive-lrt-budget-blowout.html |access-date=2015-01-29 |work=Macau Daily Times |language=en}}</ref>

In January 2018, the Secretariat for Transport and Public Works [[Raimundo Arrais do Rosário]] stated that the Macau section of the LRT was "not top priority" and that priority would be given to the East line, which was formally presented on the same day.

=== Operation ===
The Taipa line began operations on 10 December 2019,<ref name="Taipa1">{{Cite news |last=Macao Light Rapid Transit Corporation |date=6 December 2019 |title=Macao LRT Opens Next Tuesday, Free Rides Until End of the Year |url=https://www.mlm.com.mo/en/news_detail/article/kbk7s0ts.html |access-date=2020-09-09 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="taipa_2h2019">{{Cite web |date=2019-04-03 |title=Light Rail Transit Firm to Be Set Up Before the Middle of the Year |url=https://macaunews.mo/light-rail-transit-firm-to-be-set-up-before-the-middle-of-the-year/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704171056/https://macaunews.mo/light-rail-transit-firm-to-be-set-up-before-the-middle-of-the-year/ |archive-date=4 July 2019 |access-date=2019-06-28 |website=Macau News}}</ref> and initially offered free rides from its opening until 31 December, which was later extended to 31 January 2020.<ref name="Free LRT Trips">{{Cite news |date=2019-12-31 |title=Free LRT Trips for One More Month After 3rd Glitch |language=en |work=Macau News |url=https://macaunews.mo/free-lrt-trips-for-one-more-month-after-3rd-glitch/ |url-status=dead |access-date=2020-06-03 |archive-date=3 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603053149/https://macaunews.mo/free-lrt-trips-for-one-more-month-after-3rd-glitch/ }}</ref>

In September 2020, preliminary plans for the East Line were released by the government for public consultation.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Moura |first=Nelson |date=2020-09-03 |title=East LRT Line Connecting Gongbei Border to Taipa Plans Revealed |language=en |work=Macau Business |url=https://www.macaubusiness.com/east-lrt-line-connecting-gongbei-border-to-taipa-plans-revealed/ |access-date=2021-04-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Marques |first=Renato |date=4 September 2020 |title=LRT East Line to Go Underground with Cost Estimate of MOP2 Billion |language=en |work=Macau Daily Times |url=https://macaudailytimes.com.mo/lrt-east-line-to-go-underground-with-cost-estimate-of-mop2-billion.html |access-date=2021-04-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Direcção dos Serviços de Solos, Obras Públicas e Transporte / Sociedade do Metro Ligeiro de Macau |date=2020-09-03 |title=Consultas públicas sobre o "Projecto do Plano Director da Região Administrativa Especial de Macau (2020 – 2040)" e o "Projecto da Linha Leste do Metro Ligeiro" entre 4 de Setembro e 2 de Novembro |language=pt |trans-title=Public consultations on the "Macao Special Administrative Region Master Plan Project (2020 – 2040)" and the "Light Rail East Line Project" between 4 September and 2 November |work=news.gov.mo |publisher=Gabinete de Comunicação Social |url=https://news.gov.mo/detail/pt/N20ICq8uz4 |access-date=2021-04-01}}</ref> Construction of the Hengqin extension began on 18 March 2021.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tsang |first=Honey |date=19 March 2021 |title=Construction of LRT Hengqin Extension Commences |language=en |work=Macau Daily Times |url=https://macaudailytimes.com.mo/construction-of-lrt-hengqin-extension-commences.html |access-date=2021-04-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Gabinete para o Desenvolvimento de Infra-estruturas |date=2021-03-18 |title=Extensão da linha do metro ligeiro na Ilha de Hengqin – Início da obra |language=pt |trans-title=Extension of the light rail line on Hengqin Island – Beginning of works |work=news.gov.mo |publisher=Gabinete de Comunicação Social |url=https://news.gov.mo/detail/pt/N21CRG3XBH |access-date=2021-04-01}}</ref>

The system closed on 19 October 2021 for six months to replace all {{Cvt|124|km}} of high voltage cables.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2021-10-15 |title=Macau authorities suspend services on MTR Corp's Taipa line for 180 days |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3152559/macau-authorities-suspend-services-mtr-corps-taipa-line |access-date=2022-02-17 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref>

Service extended to Macau Peninsula with [[Barra station]] opened on 8 December 2023 with new fare zone added.<ref name="barra_by2024">{{Cite web |date=2023-11-27 |title=LRT Barra Station Opens On 8 December And A New Fare Zone Add |url=https://www.mtr.com.mo/en/WhatsNew/LatestNews/Page-30327 |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=MTR (Macau)}}</ref><ref name="Barra_Station2">{{Cite news |last=Macao Light Rapid Transit Corporation |date=8 December 2023 |title=LRT Taipa Line train service officially extends to the Barra Station |language=en |url=https://www.mlm.com.mo/en/news_detail/article/lpw0dsvl.html |access-date=2023-12-08}}</ref>

Macao Light Rapid Transit Corporation, Limited (MLM) is directly responsible for the operations and maintenance assistance services of the MLRT from 1 April 2024. <ref name=":3" />

The [[Union Hospital station]] opened on 1 September 2024, which also provided an interchange with the new [[Seac Pai Van Line]] that had opened in 1 November 2024.<ref name="unionhospital_2024">{{Cite web |date=2024-08-28 |title=LRT Union Hospital Station opens firstly on 1 Sep to facilitate public access to the Union Hospital |url=https://www.mlm.com.mo/en/news_detail/article/m0d4rpr0.html |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2024-09-01 |website=MLRT}}</ref> On 2 December 2024, the [[Hengqin line|Hengqin Line]] opened to the public, connecting the border crossing in Zhuhai of China and Macau for cross-border traffic.

== Network ==
[[File:MLRT Route Map 202404 Under Construction 01.svg|thumb|Lines in operation or construction]]
[[File:MLRT Route Map 202404 All.svg|thumb|Long-term plans of the Macau Light Rapid Transit]]

=== Operating ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! data-sort-type="text" style="width:120px;" |Line
! colspan="2" class="unsortable" style="width:450px; line-height:1.05" |Termini
! style="line-height:1.05" | Length<br><small>(km)</small>
! style="line-height:1.05" | Stations
! Date opened
!Previous extension
|-
| {{rcb|Macau LRT|Taipa|inline=route}}
| style="text-align:center; width:225px; line-height:1.05" | {{stl|Macau LRT|Barra}}
| style="text-align:center; width:225px; line-height:1.05" | {{stl|Macau LRT|Taipa Ferry Terminal}}
| 12.5<ref name="Barra_Station2" />
| 13
| 10 December 2019
|1 September 2024
|-
|{{rbox|Seac Pai Van|Seac Pai Van line|#8966c3|white|}}
|[[Union Hospital station|Union Hospital]]
|[[Seac Pai Van station|Seac Pai Van]]
|1.6<ref>{{Cite web |title=Overview of Seac Pai Van Line |url=https://www.mlm.com.mo/en/SPV.html |website=Macao Light Rapid Transit Corporation}}</ref>
|2
| colspan="2" |1 November 2024
|-
| '''{{rbox|Hengqin|Hengqin extension line|#B82A3C|white|}}'''
| style="text-align:center; width:225px; line-height:1.05" | [[Lotus Checkpoint station|Lotus]]
| style="text-align:center; width:225px; line-height:1.05" | [[Hengqin station (Macau Light Rapid Transit)|Hengqin]]
| 2.2<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tsang |first=Honey |date=19 March 2021 |title=Construction of LRT Hengqin Extension Commences |work=Macau Daily Times |url=https://macaudailytimes.com.mo/construction-of-lrt-hengqin-extension-commences.html}}</ref>
| 2
| colspan="2" |2 December 2024
|}

===Under construction===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! data-sort-type="text" style="width:120px;" |Line
! colspan="2" class="unsortable" style="width:450px; line-height:1.05" |Termini
! style="line-height:1.05" | Length<br><small>(km)</small>
! style="line-height:1.05" | Stations
!Expected opening
|-
| '''{{rbox|East|East line (Macau LRT)|#ffc933|black|}}'''
| style="text-align:center; width:225px; line-height:1.05" | [[Portas do Cerco station|Border Gate]]
| style="text-align:center; width:225px; line-height:1.05" | {{stl|Macau LRT|Taipa Ferry Terminal}}
| 7.7<ref>{{Cite web |title=Overview of East Line |url=https://www.mlm.com.mo/en/EL.html |website=Macao Light Rapid Transit Corporation}}</ref>
| 7
|2029
|}

=== Planning or proposed ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="2" data-sort-type="text" style="width:120px;" |Line
! colspan="2" class="unsortable" style="width:450px; line-height:1.05" |Termini
! style="line-height:1.05" | Length<br><small>(km)</small>
! style="line-height:1.05" | Stations
!Status
|-
| colspan="2" |{{rbox|East|East line (Macau LRT)|#ffc933|black|}}
|Border Gate
|Ilha Verde
|1
|2
|Planning
|-
| colspan="2" |{{rbox|West||#00bffe|black|}}
|Border Gate
|{{stl|Macau LRT|Barra}}
|6
|6 or 7
|Long-Term Planning
|-
| colspan="2" |{{rbox|Macau Peninsula||#ab744b|white|}}
| style="text-align:center; width:225px; line-height:1.05" | Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal
|{{stl|Macau LRT|Barra}}
|
|7
|Proposal Suspended
|-
| colspan="2" |{{rbox|HKZM Bridge Shuttle||#f400a0|white|}}
| style="text-align:center; width:225px; line-height:1.05" | Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal
| style="text-align:center; width:225px; line-height:1.05" | Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge
|
| 3
|Proposal Suspended
|-
| colspan="2" |{{rbox|Taipa Northern Link||#58595b|white|}}
|
|
|
|5
|Proposed
|}
== Rolling stock ==
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The LRT uses [[Mitsubishi Heavy Industries]] [[Crystal Mover]] [[automated people mover|APM]] vehicles with rubber tyres running on concrete tracks,<ref name="Leung 2010">{{Cite news |last=Leung |first=Natalie |date=31 December 2010 |title=Mitsubishi Wins LRT Tender |work=Macau Daily Times |url=http://www.macaudailytimes.com.mo/macau/20610-Mitsubishi-wins-LRT-tender.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002051123/http://www.macaudailytimes.com.mo/macau/20610-Mitsubishi-wins-LRT-tender.html |archive-date=2013-10-02}}</ref> similar to the [[Singapore LRT]]. Mitsubishi supplied 55 two-car trains that are fully automated (driverless) and utilize a rubber-tyred APM system.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=MHI Receives Order for Macau Light Rapid Transit (MLRT) Phase 1 |date=3 March 2011 |publisher=Mitsubishi Press Information |url=http://www.mhi.co.jp/en/news/story/1103031410.html |language=en |last1=Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |access-date=2013-08-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116135856/http://www.mhi.co.jp/en/news/story/1103031410.html |archive-date=16 January 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> They have a capacity of up to 476 passengers.<ref name="Leung 2010" /> The car is named Ocean Cruiser.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 1:1 Scale Mockup of LRT Has Arrived |url=http://www.git.gov.mo/en/news_detail.aspx?a_id=100262 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924022322/http://www.git.gov.mo/en/news_detail.aspx?a_id=100262 |archive-date=2015-09-24 |website=Transportation Infrastructure Office (Gabinete para as Infra-estruturas de Transportes) |language=en}}</ref>

The Macau government ordered 110 carriages in March 2011,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2011-03-03 |title=三菱重工 {{!}} マカオ政府から軌道系交通システム（LRT）一式を受注 |url=https://www.mhi.com/jp/news/1103035040.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170720123000/http://mhi.co.jp/news/story/1103035040.html |archive-date=2017-07-20 |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=三菱重工 |language=ja}}</ref> and an additional 48 carriages in January 2014,<ref name=":1" /> for a total of 158 carriages in two batches. However, in May 2018, the Macau authorities cancelled the contract to purchase an additional 48 carriages from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and were required to compensate 360 million patacas.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2018-05-08 |title=輕軌「撻訂」賠3.6億 羅司：解除合同因考慮成本效益 |trans-title=Light Rail Contract Broken, Will be Compensation of 360 Million Patacas: Termination of Contract Due to Cost-Effectiveness |url=https://www.exmoo.com/article/64089.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180827110351/http://www.exmoo.com/article/64089.html |archive-date=2018-08-27 |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=力報 |language=Chinese}}</ref>

LRT cars are serviced and stored at Macao Light Rapid Transit Depot next to [[Macau International Airport]] and across from [[Wynn Palace]] in [[Cotai]].

<gallery widths="160" perrow="3">
File:Interior of Ocean Cruiser, Taipa Line, Macao LRT.jpg|Interior of Ocean Cruiser
File:Seats of Ocean Cruiser, Taipa Line, Macao LRT.jpg|Seats of Ocean Cruiser
File:Train Door of Ocean Cruiser, Taipa Line, Macao LRT.jpg|Train Door of Ocean Cruiser
File:Route Map of Ocean Cruiser, Taipa Line, Macao LRT.jpg|Route Map of Ocean Cruiser
File:Ocean Cruiser at Statium Station, Taipa Line, Macao LRT.jpg|Ocean Cruiser at Stadium station
</gallery>

==Pricing==
[[File:Macau LRT Ticket Information 202409.jpg|thumb|Ticket prices of Macau LRT]]
[[File:Macau LRT Ticket Vending Machine - 2020 Jul.jpg|alt=Ticket machine|thumb|Ticket Machine]]
Ticket prices are based on the number of stations a passenger travels through. Those who pay with a stored-value LRT card will receive discounted fares. However when calculating the fare, the cross-sea sections from Barra to Ocean and from Lotus to Hengqin are regarded as two stations; Union Hospital is not considered as a station, except for those entering or exiting in Union Hospitial or Seac Pai Van.

Any passenger staying in the paid area over an hour (60 minutes) must pay an additional amount equivalent to the minimum fare for an adult Single Journey ticket (6 patacas), for each 30 minutes exceeding the time limit.

Children below 1 m (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) in height can travel for free, but must be accompanied by an adult. All prices are in [[Macanese pataca|MOP]].
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! rowspan="2" |Number of stations
! colspan="2" |Single Journey
! colspan="3" |LRT Card/Macau Pass
|-
!Adult
!Concessionary
!Adult
!Student
!Elderly/Disabled
|-
|0 to 3
|$6
|$3
|$3
|$1.5
| rowspan="4" |Free
|-
|4 to 6
|$8
|$4
|$4
|$2
|-
|7 to 9
|$10
|$5
|$5
|$2.5
|-
|10 to 12
|$12
|$6
|$6
|$3
|}

== Network map ==
{{Rapid transit OSM map
| system_qid   = Q866024
| frame-lat    = 22.175
| frame-long   = 113.55
| frame-width  = 750
| frame-height = 470
| zoom         = 12
| length       = yes
}}

== See also ==
* [[Transportation in Macau]]
* [[List of metro systems]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061128151322/http://www1.appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?iss_id=20061020&sec_id=4104&subsec_id=11867&art_id=6425253 Report about Macau Light Transit System by Apple Daily, 20 October 2006.]
* [http://www.git.gov.mo Transportation Infrastructure Office (GIT) Macao in charge of the LRT projects.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161205133708/http://www.git.gov.mo/ |date=5 December 2016 }}
* [http://www.git.gov.mo/images/lrt.jpg System map with station locations on aerial picture of the SAR] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831144359/http://www.git.gov.mo/images/lrt.jpg |date=31 August 2021 }}
* Third Special Audit Report on the First Phase of the Light Rail Transit System ([http://www.ca.gov.mo/filedown.php?id=420&lang=cn in traditional Chinese], [http://www.ca.gov.mo/filedown.php?id=424&lang=cn in simplified Chinese], and [http://www.ca.gov.mo/filedown.php?id=422&lang=pt in Portuguese])

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