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Xinhua Headlines: With AU's entry, G20 broadens cooperation, development opportunities in Global South

Xinhua Headlines: With AU's entry, G20 broadens cooperation, development opportunities in Global South

(230910) -- NEW DELHI, Sept. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A train is seen during a trial running of light rail transit (LRT) system, which was jointly built by Chinese and Egyptian companies, in east of Cairo, Egypt, July 3, 2022. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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New tram starts operating north of Tokyo

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan, Aug. 26 Kyodo - A light rail transit train carrying children and others runs through Utsunomiya in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, after a ceremony commemorating the start of the service is held at JR Utsunomiya Station on Aug. 26, 2023. Japan's first new tram system in 75 years covers the 14.6-kilometer route between the station and the nearby town of Haga in 48 minutes.

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Media ride of LRT train in eastern Japan

Media ride of LRT train in eastern Japan

Journalists step onto a new light rail transit train for a demonstration ride in Utsunomiya in Tochigi Prefecture on Aug. 21, 2023, five days before the public-private, third-sector transit system starts its commercial service between Utsunomiya and Haga, also in the eastern Japan prefecture.

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Media ride of LRT train in eastern Japan

Media ride of LRT train in eastern Japan

The interior of a new light rail transit train is unveiled to the media in Utsunomiya in Tochigi Prefecture on Aug. 21, 2023, as a demonstration ride for them is planned five days before the public-private, third-sector transit system starts its commercial service between Utsunomiya and Haga, also in the eastern Japan prefecture.

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Media ride of LRT train in eastern Japan

Media ride of LRT train in eastern Japan

A new light rail transit train runs during a demonstration ride for the media in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, on Aug. 21, 2023, five days before the public-private, third-sector transit system starts its commercial service between Utsunomiya and Haga, also in the eastern Japan prefecture.

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT-TRIAL RUN

INDONESIA-JAKARTA-LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT-TRIAL RUN

(230712) -- JAKARTA, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Passengers are seen inside of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) Jabodebek (Jakarta-Bogor-Depok-Bekasi) during limited trial run in Jakarta, Indonesia, on July 12, 2023. (Photo by Dwi Aqilasyah/Xinhua)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT-TRIAL RUN

INDONESIA-JAKARTA-LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT-TRIAL RUN

(230712) -- JAKARTA, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The Light Rail Transit (LRT) Jabodebek (Jakarta-Bogor-Depok-Bekasi) is seen during limited trial run in Jakarta, Indonesia, on July 12, 2023. (Photo by Dwi Aqilasyah/Xinhua)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT-MEDIA VISIT

INDONESIA-JAKARTA-LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT-MEDIA VISIT

(230707) -- JAKARTA, July 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A running train for the Light Rail Transit (LRT) Jabodebek (Jakarta-Bogor-Depok-Bekasi) is seen during a media visit in Jakarta, Indonesia on July 6, 2023. Trains of the existing LRT Jabodebek run from Jakarta to Depok and Bekasi. The light rail will be extended to Bogor and Karawang on July 12 and begin commercial operation on Aug. 18. (Photo by Dwi Aqilasyah/Xinhua)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT-MEDIA VISIT

INDONESIA-JAKARTA-LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT-MEDIA VISIT

(230707) -- JAKARTA, July 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Trains for the Light Rail Transit (LRT) Jabodebek (Jakarta-Bogor-Depok-Bekasi) are seen during a media visit in Jakarta, Indonesia on July 6, 2023. Trains of the existing LRT Jabodebek run from Jakarta to Depok and Bekasi. The light rail will be extended to Bogor and Karawang on July 12 and begin commercial operation on Aug. 18. (Photo by Dwi Aqilasyah/Xinhua)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-WORLD NEWS

XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-WORLD NEWS

(230110) -- BEIJING, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A light rail transit (LRT) train is seen during a trial running in Cairo, Egypt, on July 3, 2022. Egypt's first electrified light rail transit (LRT) system jointly built by Chinese and Egyptian companies started its trial run on July 3, 2022. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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Japanese light rail cars aid U.S. public transportation boom

Japanese light rail cars aid U.S. public transportation boom

NEW YORK, United States - File photo taken in December, 2013, shows a light rail train produced by Japan's Kinki Sharyo Co. running on a street in Boston, Massachusetts. Major metropolitan areas all over the United States are increasingly turning to light rail transit networks, or LRT, as a way to transport commuters. (

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LRT becoming popular in U.S.

LRT becoming popular in U.S.

MINEAPOLIS, United States - A Light Rail Transit (LRT) train stops at a station in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in July 2014. Operations of the eco-friendly next generation trains are spreading in the United States.

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LRT train derails during test run in Utsunomiya

LRT train derails during test run in Utsunomiya

A light rail transit train derails during a test run in the Tochigi Prefecture capital of Utsunomiya, eastern Japan, on Nov. 19, 2022, but no one was injured. The public-private third-sector train began test-running just two days earlier on a 14.6-kilometer route linking Utsunomiya and Haga, also in Tochigi Prefecture, ahead of its commercial operation in August 2023.

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LRT train derails during test run in Utsunomiya

LRT train derails during test run in Utsunomiya

A light rail transit train derails during a test run in the Tochigi Prefecture capital of Utsunomiya, eastern Japan, on Nov. 19, 2022, but no one was injured. The public-private third-sector train began test-running just two days earlier on a 14.6-kilometer route linking Utsunomiya and Haga, also in Tochigi Prefecture, ahead of its commercial operation in August 2023.

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LRT train test-runs in Utsunomiya

LRT train test-runs in Utsunomiya

Municipal officials check a light rail transit train during its test run in the Tochigi Prefecture capital of Utsunomiya, eastern Japan, on Nov. 17, 2022. The public-private third-sector train will begin its commercial service in August 2023, running a 14.6-kilometer route linking Utsunomiya and Haga, also in Tochigi Prefecture.

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LRT train test-runs in Utsunomiya

LRT train test-runs in Utsunomiya

Municipal officials check a light rail transit train during its test run in the Tochigi Prefecture capital of Utsunomiya, eastern Japan, on Nov. 17, 2022. The public-private third-sector train will begin its commercial service in August 2023, running a 14.6-kilometer route linking Utsunomiya and Haga, also in Tochigi Prefecture.

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LRT train test-runs in Utsunomiya

LRT train test-runs in Utsunomiya

A light rail transit train test-runs in the Tochigi Prefecture capital of Utsunomiya, eastern Japan, on Nov. 17, 2022, ahead of its commercial operation in August 2023. The public-private third-sector train will run on a 14.6-kilometer route linking Utsunomiya and Haga, also in Tochigi Prefecture.

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Xinhua Headlines: How China contributes to fixing deficits in global development, governance

Xinhua Headlines: How China contributes to fixing deficits in global development, governance

(221021) -- BEIJING, Oct. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An Egyptian driver operates a light rail train during a trial run of Egypt's first electrified light rail transit (LRT) system jointly built by Chinese and Egyptian companies, in Cairo, Egypt, July 3, 2022. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-FORMER PM-INTERVIEW

EGYPT-FORMER PM-INTERVIEW

(221005) -- CAIRO, Oct. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 3, 2022 shows a train of Egypt's first electrified light rail transit (LRT) system, jointly built by Chinese and Egyptian companies, during a trial run in east Cairo, Egypt. TO GO WITH "Interview: CPC leadership key to fulfilling Chinese people's dreams, says Egypt's ex-PM" (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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LRT built by Chinese, Egyptian companies starts trial run in Egypt

STORY: LRT built by Chinese, Egyptian companies starts trial run in Egypt DATELINE: July 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the electrified light rail transit (LRT) system in Egypt 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese) LIAO LIQIANG, Chinese Ambassador to Egypt 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English) MOHAMED NOSIR, LRT train driver STORYLINE: Egypt's first electrified light rail transit (LRT) system jointly built by Chinese and Egyptian companies started its trial run on Sunday. Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi took the first ride of the LRT at its inauguration ceremony. The LRT project is the fruit of a 1.24-billion-U.S. dollar contract signed in August 2017 between Egypt's National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) and the consortium of China Railway Engineering Corporation and AVIC International Holding Corporation (CREC-AVIC INTL Consortium). The rail project connects the New Administrative Capital (NAC) being constructed east of Cairo with surrounding distant new ci

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EGYPT-CAIRO-PRESIDENT-CHINA-MADE LRT-TRIAL RUNNING

EGYPT-CAIRO-PRESIDENT-CHINA-MADE LRT-TRIAL RUNNING

(220703) -- CAIRO, July 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi (R) takes a ride of the light rail transit (LRT) train in Cairo, Egypt, on July 3, 2022. Egypt's first electrified light rail transit (LRT) system jointly built by Chinese and Egyptian companies started its trial run on Sunday. Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi took the first ride of the LRT at its inauguration ceremony, which was also attended by Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and Chinese Ambassador to Egypt Liao Liqiang. (Egyptian Presidency/Handout via Xinhua)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-PRESIDENT-CHINA-MADE LRT-TRIAL RUNNING

EGYPT-CAIRO-PRESIDENT-CHINA-MADE LRT-TRIAL RUNNING

(220703) -- CAIRO, July 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi (R, Front) tours the light rail transit (LRT) train in Cairo, Egypt, on July 3, 2022. Egypt's first electrified light rail transit (LRT) system jointly built by Chinese and Egyptian companies started its trial run on Sunday. Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi took the first ride of the LRT at its inauguration ceremony, which was also attended by Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and Chinese Ambassador to Egypt Liao Liqiang. (Egyptian Presidency/Handout via Xinhua)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-PRESIDENT-CHINA-MADE LRT-TRIAL RUNNING

EGYPT-CAIRO-PRESIDENT-CHINA-MADE LRT-TRIAL RUNNING

(220703) -- CAIRO, July 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi (1st R) and Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly (2nd R) take a ride of the light rail transit (LRT) train in Cairo, Egypt, on July 3, 2022. Egypt's first electrified light rail transit (LRT) system jointly built by Chinese and Egyptian companies started its trial run on Sunday. Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi took the first ride of the LRT at its inauguration ceremony, which was also attended by Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and Chinese Ambassador to Egypt Liao Liqiang. (Egyptian Presidency/Handout via Xinhua)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-CHINA-MADE LRT-TRIAL RUNNING

EGYPT-CAIRO-CHINA-MADE LRT-TRIAL RUNNING

(220703) -- CAIRO, July 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 3, 2022 shows the interior of the Adly Mansour station, a starting station of the light rail transit (LRT), in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt's first electrified light rail transit (LRT) system jointly built by Chinese and Egyptian companies started its trial run on Sunday. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-CHINA-MADE LRT-TRIAL RUNNING

EGYPT-CAIRO-CHINA-MADE LRT-TRIAL RUNNING

(220703) -- CAIRO, July 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 3, 2022 shows the interior of the Adly Mansour station, a starting station of the light rail transit (LRT), in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt's first electrified light rail transit (LRT) system jointly built by Chinese and Egyptian companies started its trial run on Sunday. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-CHINA-MADE LRT-TRIAL RUNNING

EGYPT-CAIRO-CHINA-MADE LRT-TRIAL RUNNING

(220703) -- CAIRO, July 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An Egyptian train driver operates a light rail transit (LRT) train during a trial running in Cairo, Egypt, on July 3, 2022. Egypt's first electrified light rail transit (LRT) system jointly built by Chinese and Egyptian companies started its trial run on Sunday. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-CHINA-MADE LRT-TRIAL RUNNING

EGYPT-CAIRO-CHINA-MADE LRT-TRIAL RUNNING

(220703) -- CAIRO, July 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A light rail transit (LRT) train is seen during a trial running in east of Cairo, Egypt, on July 3, 2022. Egypt's first electrified light rail transit (LRT) system jointly built by Chinese and Egyptian companies started its trial run on Sunday. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-CHINA-MADE LRT-TRIAL RUNNING

EGYPT-CAIRO-CHINA-MADE LRT-TRIAL RUNNING

(220703) -- CAIRO, July 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A light rail transit (LRT) train is seen during a trial running in east of Cairo, Egypt, on July 3, 2022. Egypt's first electrified light rail transit (LRT) system jointly built by Chinese and Egyptian companies started its trial run on Sunday. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-CHINA-MADE LRT-TRIAL RUNNING

EGYPT-CAIRO-CHINA-MADE LRT-TRIAL RUNNING

(220703) -- CAIRO, July 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 3, 2022 shows the interior of a light rail transit (LRT) train during a trial running in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt's first electrified light rail transit (LRT) system jointly built by Chinese and Egyptian companies started its trial run on Sunday. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-CHINA-MADE LRT-TRIAL RUNNING

EGYPT-CAIRO-CHINA-MADE LRT-TRIAL RUNNING

(220703) -- CAIRO, July 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 3, 2022 shows an entrance of the Adly Mansour station, a starting station of the light rail transit (LRT), in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt's first electrified light rail transit (LRT) system jointly built by Chinese and Egyptian companies started its trial run on Sunday. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-CHINA-MADE LRT-TRIAL RUNNING

EGYPT-CAIRO-CHINA-MADE LRT-TRIAL RUNNING

(220703) -- CAIRO, July 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A light rail transit (LRT) train is seen during a trial running in east of Cairo, Egypt, on July 3, 2022. Egypt's first electrified light rail transit (LRT) system jointly built by Chinese and Egyptian companies started its trial run on Sunday. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-CHINA-MADE LRT-TRIAL RUNNING

EGYPT-CAIRO-CHINA-MADE LRT-TRIAL RUNNING

(220703) -- CAIRO, July 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian train drivers pose for photos inside a light rail transit (LRT) train during a trial running in Cairo, Egypt, on July 3, 2022. Egypt's first electrified light rail transit (LRT) system jointly built by Chinese and Egyptian companies started its trial run on Sunday. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-CHINA-MADE LRT-TRIAL RUNNING

EGYPT-CAIRO-CHINA-MADE LRT-TRIAL RUNNING

(220703) -- CAIRO, July 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 3, 2022 shows light rail transit (LRT) trains at a depot in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt's first electrified light rail transit (LRT) system jointly built by Chinese and Egyptian companies started its trial run on Sunday. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-LRT-CONSTRUCTION

EGYPT-CAIRO-LRT-CONSTRUCTION

(220630) -- CAIRO, June 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo shows the Light Rail Transit train during a trial run at Adly Mansour station in Cairo, Egypt, on June 30, 2022. Egypt is constructing its first Light Rail Transit (LRT) system, which will be the first mass transportation means linking the New Administrative Capital to Greater Cairo after it is finished. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-LRT-CONSTRUCTION

EGYPT-CAIRO-LRT-CONSTRUCTION

(220630) -- CAIRO, June 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo shows the Light Rail Transit trains during a trial run at Adly Mansour station in Cairo, Egypt, on June 30, 2022. Egypt is constructing its first Light Rail Transit (LRT) system, which will be the first mass transportation means linking the New Administrative Capital to Greater Cairo after it is finished. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-LRT-CONSTRUCTION

EGYPT-CAIRO-LRT-CONSTRUCTION

(220630) -- CAIRO, June 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers clean the Light Rail Transit train during a trial run at Adly Mansour station in Cairo, Egypt, on June 30, 2022. Egypt is constructing its first Light Rail Transit (LRT) system, which will be the first mass transportation means linking the New Administrative Capital to Greater Cairo after it is finished. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-LRT-CONSTRUCTION

EGYPT-CAIRO-LRT-CONSTRUCTION

(220630) -- CAIRO, June 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers clean the Light Rail Transit train during a trial run at Adly Mansour station in Cairo, Egypt, on June 30, 2022. Egypt is constructing its first Light Rail Transit (LRT) system, which will be the first mass transportation means linking the New Administrative Capital to Greater Cairo after it is finished. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-LRT-CONSTRUCTION

EGYPT-CAIRO-LRT-CONSTRUCTION

(220630) -- CAIRO, June 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo shows the Light Rail Transit train during a trial run at Adly Mansour station in Cairo, Egypt, on June 30, 2022. Egypt is constructing its first Light Rail Transit (LRT) system, which will be the first mass transportation means linking the New Administrative Capital to Greater Cairo after it is finished. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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LRT becoming popular in U.S.

LRT becoming popular in U.S.

MINEAPOLIS, United States - A Light Rail Transit (LRT) train stops at a station in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in July 2014. Operations of the eco-friendly next generation trains are spreading in the United States. (Kyodo)

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LRT train unveiled to media ahead of operation in Utsunomiya

LRT train unveiled to media ahead of operation in Utsunomiya

Photo taken on May 31, 2021, in Utsunomiya in Tochigi Prefecture shows a light rail transit train ahead of its possible commercial operation in March 2023. The public-private third-sector train, unveiled to the media at a train base in the eastern Japan city, will run on a 14.6-kilometer route linking JR Utsunomiya Station and Haga in Tochigi Prefecture.

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LRT train unveiled to media ahead of operation in Utsunomiya

LRT train unveiled to media ahead of operation in Utsunomiya

Photo taken in Utsunomiya in Tochigi Prefecture shows a light rail transit train ahead of its possible commercial operation in March 2023. The public-private third-sector train, unveiled to the media at a train base in the eastern Japan city, will run on a 14.6-kilometer route linking JR Utsunomiya Station and Haga in Tochigi Prefecture.

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LRT train unveiled to media ahead of operation in Utsunomiya

LRT train unveiled to media ahead of operation in Utsunomiya

Photo taken on May 31, 2021, in Utsunomiya in Tochigi Prefecture shows a light rail transit train ahead of its possible commercial operation in March 2023. The public-private third-sector train, unveiled to the media at a train base in the eastern Japan city, will run on a 14.6-kilometer route linking JR Utsunomiya Station and Haga in Tochigi Prefecture.

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LRT train unveiled to media ahead of operation in Utsunomiya

LRT train unveiled to media ahead of operation in Utsunomiya

Photo taken on May 31, 2021, in Utsunomiya in Tochigi Prefecture shows a light rail transit train ahead of its possible commercial operation in March 2023. The public-private third-sector train, unveiled to the media at a train base in the eastern Japan city, will run on a 14.6-kilometer route linking JR Utsunomiya Station and Haga in Tochigi Prefecture.

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