T cross-border light railway link connecting Macau and Hengqin Island in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province has reached a significant milestone with the completion of an interchange facility. This development enhances Macau’s integration into the “one-hour living circle” of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area.
According to the Public Works Bureau, the interchange facility, which links Lotus Station on Macau’s Light Rail Transit Taipa line and HE1 station on the Hengqin extension line, has been finalized.
The 2.2-kilometer extension starts from HE1 station near Lotus Bridge in Macau, runs across Shizimen Waterway to Zhuhai’s Hengqin Island through an underwater tunnel, and ends at HE2 station at the front of Hengqin Port.
Construction of the extension line was completed earlier this year and testing has already commenced. With the finalization of the interchange, the overall project is scheduled to be completed in November and will commence operation by the end of this year, according to the bureau.
The new LRT line is expected to start trial operation in October.
The cross-border project is regarded as a public infrastructure priority for this year’s 25th anniversary of Macau’s return to the motherland. Additionally, there are plans to extend the line from Hengqin Port to the Guangzhou-Zhuhai-Macau high-speed railway route, which starts from Guangzhou North station.
