Astana Light Metro

Work began on the 1520 mm gauge north-south route on July 4 2011 (41·8 km, 27 stops), but was cancelled in 2014. In 2015 an agreement was signed with Chinese contractors, with construction restarting in 2017 but stopping again in 2019 with the city authority putting the project on hold ...

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