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- ↑ Africa, Railways (2015-07-27). "LUANDA TRACK DOUBLING" . Retrieved 2017-07-10.
- ↑ "LUANDA COMMUTER SERVICE - Railways Africa". www.railwaysafrica.com. Archived from the original on 2014-10-26.
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