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- ↑ "Almaty tram depot suspends its work". Kazakhstanskaya Pravda. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
- ↑ "Almaty Opts Out Of Using Trams". easttime.info. 12 February 2016. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
- ↑ "Four shortlisted bidders for Almaty LRT project". Railway Pro. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.