Stadium station (Macau Light Rapid Transit)

Estádio 運動場
Platform 2 of Stadium station, December 2019
General information
Location	Avenida do Estádio Freguesia de Nossa Senhora do Carmo Macau
Coordinates	22.154319°N 113.551894°E / 22.154319; 113.551894
Operated by	Macao Light Rapid Transit Corporation, Limited
Line(s)	Taipa
Platforms	2 side platforms
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Station code	ST15
History
Opened	10 December 2019 (2019-12-10)
Services
Preceding station Macau Light Rapid Transit Following station Jockey Club towards Barra Taipa line Pai Kok towards Taipa Ferry Terminal
Route map ( Jockey Club) ( Pai Kok)

Stadium station (Chinese: 運動場站; Portuguese: Estação do Estádio) is a station on Taipa line of the Macau Light Rapid Transit, near Olympic Sports Center complex.

History

In the original plan this station is named Macau Stadium station (Chinese: 澳門運動場站; Portuguese: Estação do Estádio de Macau) and located near Grandview Hotel, until the proposal was updated in 2009.[1] Building work of this and other three stations in Taipa began in 2012.[2] Although completed in 2016,[3] the opening of the station was delayed due to ongoing work at Taipa line train depot.

The station opened on 10 December 2019 along with the Taipa line.[4]

Station layout

2/F	Side platform; doors open on the left
	Platform Floor		1  to Taipa Ferry Terminal (Pai Kok)	→
	Platform Floor	←	2  to Barra (Jockey Club)
	Side platform; doors open on the left
1/F	Tickets Level		Service counter, ticket machine and toilet
Ground Floor			Exits and entrances

Entrances/Exits

Stadium station's concourse could be accessed through the elevated walkway along the Avenida de Guimarães and Rotunda do Estádio.

Number	Indicated Direction	Image	Nearby Destinations
	Stadium		Macao Sam Yuk Middle School Galaxy Macau Macau Olympic Sports Center Macau Olympic Sports Center - Olympic Swimming Pool Municipal Affairs Bureau Islands District Public Services Centre
	Jockey Club		Jockey Club Four-faced Buddha Shrine Grandview Hotel Macau Grand Dragon Hotel

Usage

The Avenida de Guimarães na Taipa pedestrian bridge connects the station and Taipa city centre. The station also serves as the connection to casino resort Galaxy Macau and Macau Olympic Sports Centre, including the Aquatic Centre and the stadium. However, the station was temporarily closed after South Korean band Seventeen held the concert at the stadium in January 2024, stirring criticism of abandoning crowd control duties.[5]

References

1. "輕軌系統第一期2009興建方案". Government of Macau SAR. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05.
2. "輕軌氹仔中心段下周二動工". 正報. 2012-02-18. Archived from the original on 2023-03-06. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
3. "馬會站工程進度". Government of Macau SAR. 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-01-09. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
4. "等待十八年 輕軌載客了". 正報. 2019-12-11. Archived from the original on 2023-03-06. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
5. "全民當了冤大頭白養巴士輕軌 遇粉絲軍即投降封站封路封嘴". 訊報. 2024-01-26.