Aiming to facilitate travel on the Macao Light Rapid Transit (LRT), the Transport Bureau (DSAT) and the Public Works Bureau (DSOP) announced in a joint statement yesterday that the they have been coordinating to promote the replacement of station access gates with equipment providing diversified electronic payment functions for the Macao Light Rapid Transit Corporation.
The first phase of the works began this month at Union Hospital Station and Lotus Station on the Hengqin Line, and is being gradually extended to other stations, with the goal of completing the replacement across the entire network and starting trial operations by the end of the year, the statement said, adding that in the future, all LRT stations will operate with both new and old access gates simultaneously.
In addition to continuing to accept the Macau Pass card, the new access gates will also be compatible with various electronic payment methods. Residents and tourists will thus be able to use several QR payment codes, including local e-wallets covered by ‘Simple Pay+’, UnionPay QR, MPay, as well as transport codes from Alipay and WeChat, or the ‘China T-Union’ card, to enter Macau LRT stations, the statement added.
The statement noted that additional staff have been assigned during the replacement period to assist passengers and ensure orderly circulation within the stations.
Meanwhile, in collaboration with the Public Works Bureau and Macao Light Rapid Transit Corporation, the Transport Bureau will continue to follow closely the progress of the equipment replacement, adjusting details as needed and announcing in due course the arrangements for the experimental operation of the new access gates, the statement said.
This undated handout photo provided by the Transport Bureau (DSAT), Macao Light Rapid Transit Corporation (MLM) and the Public Works Bureau (DSOP) yesterday shows Macao Light Rapid Transit’s (LRT) new access gates.
