Light-rail interchange for Macao-Zhuhai connection completed

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(Photo: Executive Committee of Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin) A cross-border light railway link connecting the Macao Special Administrative Region and Hengqin Island in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, is one step closer to completion, enhancing Macao's integration into the "one-hour living circle" of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. The Macao Public Works Bureau announced last week that an interchange facility linking Lotus Station on Macao's Light Rail Transit Taipa line and HE1 station on the Hengqin extension line has been completed. The 2.2-kilometer extension starts from HE1 station near Lotus Bridge in Macao, 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 started. With the finalization of the interchange, the overall project is scheduled to be completed in November and put ………………………………