(260516) -- ASTANA, May 16, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A light rail train runs on the first day of its operation in Astana, Kazakhstan, May 16, 2026. Kazakhstan on Saturday officially launched the Astana light rail transit (LRT) system, with President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev attending the inauguration ceremony in the Kazakh capital.

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