GrimsbyPacer
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This tramway is huge, the largest in Uzbekistan (former Soviet country in midwest Asia). And the plan is that closing the tramway to widen roads will reduce congestion on the city's roads (dispite how badly that worked out elsewhere).
http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/urban/single-view/view/toshkent-tram-network-to-close.html
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http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/urban/single-view/view/toshkent-tram-network-to-close.html
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UZBEKISTAN: Toshkent Mayor Rakhmonbek Usmonov announced on March 29 that the citys 87·8 route-km tram network is to close by the end of the year. The former tracks will be used to provide additional road space, which the city authorities hope will reduce traffic congestion. Tram services are to be replaced by buses, with shadow bus routes introduced alongside trams from April 5.