The station was originally named Lotus Checkpoint Station(Chinese: 蓮花口岸站; Portuguese: Estação do Posto Fronteiriço de Lótus) as it was adjacent to the now-defunct Cotai Frontier Post - which is also known as the Lotus Checkpoint. The frontier post was where immigration clearance took place for passengers travelling into and out of Macau through the Lótus Bridge between 2000 and 2020. [3]
Construction for the station's steel superstructure formally began in August 2015.[4] It opened on 10 December 2019 along with the rest of the Taipa line.[1][5]
The Cotai Frontier Post was decommissioned on 18 August 2020, around 8 months after Lotus Checkpoint station commenced operation. It was replaced by the Macau Port Area of the Hengqin Port, located in Hengqin, Zhuhai but leased to Macau and managed under Macau law. Passengers could no longer access Macau immigration clearance facilities from the station on foot, and would now need to transfer to buses in order to reach the new border crossing. In alignment to the closure and demolition of the frontier post, the station was officially renamed to its current name on 11 August 2023, with station signages expected to be replaced by November 2023. [3]
Footbridge connection at Lotus stationExterior of Lotus station
The station was built with two entrances/exit, one connecting to the Studio City hotel-casino and another to the Cotai Frontier Post. Upon the decommissioning of the Cotai Frontier Post, Exit B was closed and later demolished, leaving the station with only one point of access. Exit A connects to Studio City by way of a footbridge.
A: Studio City
B: Lotus Checkpoint (exit closed as of August 2020)
The station would become the terminus of Hengqin extension line, a 2.2km long shuttle service connecting the Macau Port Area of Hengqin Port with the LRT Taipa line. Upon the line's completion, passengers would be able to transfer from Taipa line for Hengqin Checkpoint station at Lotus station. The entire Hengqin extension line, including the platforms at this station, would be underground.
An earlier proposal for the Seac Pai Van line had sited the line's northern terminus at this station. The scheme was later amended and an infill Islands Hospital station would be built between here and East Asian Games to act as the new line's connection point to the rest of the LRT system.
Referencesedit
^ ab"Macao LRT Opens next Tuesday, Free Rides until End of the Year". Macao Light Rapid Transit Corporation, Limited. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
lotus, station, chinese, 蓮花站, portuguese, estação, lótus, station, taipa, line, macau, light, rapid, transit, cotai, macau, elevated, station, located, estrada, flor, lótus, adjacent, studio, city, near, south, cotai, strip, lotus蓮花platform, level, general, in. Lotus station Chinese 蓮花站 Portuguese Estacao do Lotus is a station on the Taipa line of the Macau Light Rapid Transit in Cotai Macau It is an elevated station located at Estrada Flor de Lotus adjacent to Studio City near the south end of the Cotai Strip Lotus蓮花Platform level of Lotus station General informationLocationEstrada Flor de Lotus Cotai MacauLine s Taipa linePlatforms2 side platformsConstructionStructure typeElevatedOther informationStation codeLOCHistoryOpened10 December 2019 2019 12 10 1 2 Previous namesLotus CheckpointServicesPreceding station Macau Light Rail Transit Following station Cotai Westtowards Barra Taipa line East Asian Gamestowards Taipa Ferry Terminal Contents 1 History 2 Layout 3 Entrances Exits 4 Services 5 Future 6 References 7 External linksHistory editThe station was originally named Lotus Checkpoint Station Chinese 蓮花口岸站 Portuguese Estacao do Posto Fronteirico de Lotus as it was adjacent to the now defunct Cotai Frontier Post which is also known as the Lotus Checkpoint The frontier post was where immigration clearance took place for passengers travelling into and out of Macau through the Lotus Bridge between 2000 and 2020 3 Construction for the station s steel superstructure formally began in August 2015 4 It opened on 10 December 2019 along with the rest of the Taipa line 1 5 The Cotai Frontier Post was decommissioned on 18 August 2020 around 8 months after Lotus Checkpoint station commenced operation It was replaced by the Macau Port Area of the Hengqin Port located in Hengqin Zhuhai but leased to Macau and managed under Macau law Passengers could no longer access Macau immigration clearance facilities from the station on foot and would now need to transfer to buses in order to reach the new border crossing In alignment to the closure and demolition of the frontier post the station was officially renamed to its current name on 11 August 2023 with station signages expected to be replaced by November 2023 3 Layout edit2 F Side platform doors open on the left Platform Floor Taipa line to Taipa Ferry Terminal East Asian Games Platform Floor Taipa line to Barra Cotai West Side platform doors open on the left 1 F Tickets Level Customer service ticket machine and toilet Ground Floor Exits and entrancesEntrances Exits edit nbsp Footbridge connection at Lotus station nbsp Exterior of Lotus station The station was built with two entrances exit one connecting to the Studio City hotel casino and another to the Cotai Frontier Post Upon the decommissioning of the Cotai Frontier Post Exit B was closed and later demolished leaving the station with only one point of access Exit A connects to Studio City by way of a footbridge A Studio City nbsp B Lotus Checkpoint exit closed as of August 2020 Services editLotus is currently served by the Taipa line which runs between Barra and Taipa Ferry Terminal Future editThe station would become the terminus of Hengqin extension line a 2 2km long shuttle service connecting the Macau Port Area of Hengqin Port with the LRT Taipa line Upon the line s completion passengers would be able to transfer from Taipa line for Hengqin Checkpoint station at Lotus station The entire Hengqin extension line including the platforms at this station would be underground An earlier proposal for the Seac Pai Van line had sited the line s northern terminus at this station The scheme was later amended and an infill Islands Hospital station would be built between here and East Asian Games to act as the new line s connection point to the rest of the LRT system References edit a b Macao LRT Opens next Tuesday Free Rides until End of the Year Macao Light Rapid Transit Corporation Limited 6 December 2019 Retrieved 9 September 2020 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 Macao Daily NewsA3版 18 November 2015 in Chinese a b LOTUS CHECKPOINT STATION RENAMES TO LOTUS STATION SIGNAGES OF TAIPA LINE WILL BE REPLACED GRADUALLY MTR Macau 7 August 2023 Archived from the original on 8 September 2023 Retrieved 8 September 2023 輕軌多個車站陸續展開鋼結構安裝 Jornal Cheng Pou Macau Retrieved 10 July 2023 工程剪影 運輸基建辦公室 Gabinete para as Infra estruturas de Transportes 9 January 2017 Archived from the original on 9 January 2017 Retrieved 20 August 2019 22 08 22 N 113 33 35 E 22 139475 N 113 559831 E 22 139475 113 559831External links editLotus Station information on Macau LRT website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lotus station amp oldid 1212039816, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
