Taipa Ferry Terminal station
{{Short description|Macau Light Rapid Transit station}}
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| name = Terminal Marítimo da Taipa
| name_lang = pt
| native_name = 氹仔碼頭
| native_name_lang = zh-hk
| image = Macau_LRT_Taipa_Ferry_Terminal_Station_Platform_201912.jpg
| code = ST23
| operator = MTR (Macau)
| lines = {{plainlist|
- {{rcb|Macau LRT|Taipa|croute}}
- {{rcb|Macau LRT|East|xroute}} (under construction)}}
| structure = Elevated
| platforms = 2 side platforms
| opened = {{start date|2019|12|10|df=y}}
| caption = Platform of Taipa Ferry Terminal station, December 2019
| address = Estrada de Pac On
| borough = Freguesia de Nossa Senhora do Carmo
| country = Macau
| coordinates = {{coord|22.163003|113.573869}}
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Macau LRT|line=Taipa|left=Airport}}
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{{Commons category|Taipa Ferry Terminal Station}}
Taipa Ferry Terminal station ({{lang-zh|t=氹仔碼頭站}}; {{langx|pt|Estação do Terminal Marítimo da Taipa}}) is the eastern terminus of Taipa line of the Macau Light Rapid Transit.
History
The station is originally named Pac On Ferry Terminal station ({{lang-zh|t=北安碼頭站}}; {{langx|pt|Estação Terminal Marítimo de Pac On}}).
Building work of this station began in 2012,{{cite news |date=2012-06-14 |title=輕軌路氹城段及口岸段齊動工 |url=http://chengpou.com.mo/dailynews/162567.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306104634/http://chengpou.com.mo/dailynews/162567.html |archive-date=2023-03-06 |accessdate=2023-03-11 |work=正報}} and completed in 2015, making it one of the earliest built station in the system. As the terminus of Taipa line, railroad switch were installed at the end for trains to turn back or temporarily stop.{{cite news |date=2015-08-11 |title=尾站後的高架橋──輕軌列車調頭段 |url=https://www.cyberctm.com/zh_TW/news/detail/875492#.ZArxtXZBxPY |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310091048/https://www.cyberctm.com/zh_TW/news/detail/875492#.ZArxtXZBxPY |archive-date=2023-03-10 |accessdate=2023-03-10 |work=正報}}
Due to ongoing work at Taipa line train depot, the opening of the station was delayed until 10 December 2019 along with the whole Taipa line.{{cite news |date=2019-12-11 |title=等待十八年 輕軌載客了 |url=http://www.chengpou.com.mo/dailynews/183572.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306104636/http://www.chengpou.com.mo/dailynews/183572.html |archive-date=2023-03-06 |accessdate=2023-03-11 |work=正報}}
Station layout
Two side platforms are on the second floor, and ticket hall is located on the first floor. Passengers may access Taipa Ferry Terminal via footbridge on the first floor.
- Exit A: Taipa Ferry Terminal, Migration Service Building of Public Security Police Force, Macau Refuse Incineration Plant
Future development
Taipa Ferry Terminal station is expected to be the terminus of East line, now under construction, as well, which allows two lines to interchange at this station.{{cite news |date=2020-04-21 |title=賀一誠：城市總體規劃年內進行諮詢 加大公共投資 加強城市建設 |url=https://aamacau.com/2020/04/20/%E8%B3%80%E4%B8%80%E8%AA%A0%EF%BC%9A%E5%9F%8E%E5%B8%82%E7%B8%BD%E9%AB%94%E8%A6%8F%E5%8A%83%E5%B9%B4%E5%85%A7%E9%80%B2%E8%A1%8C%E8%AB%AE%E8%A9%A2-%E5%8A%A0%E5%A4%A7%E5%85%AC%E5%85%B1%E6%8A%95%E8%B3%87/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111083954/https://aamacau.com/2020/04/20/%E8%B3%80%E4%B8%80%E8%AA%A0%EF%BC%9A%E5%9F%8E%E5%B8%82%E7%B8%BD%E9%AB%94%E8%A6%8F%E5%8A%83%E5%B9%B4%E5%85%A7%E9%80%B2%E8%A1%8C%E8%AB%AE%E8%A9%A2-%E5%8A%A0%E5%A4%A7%E5%85%AC%E5%85%B1%E6%8A%95%E8%B3%87/ |archive-date=2021-01-11 |accessdate= |publisher=論盡媒體}}