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101:
67:Transit type
31:Skybus Metro
25:
1497:Nashik Tram
1492:Mumbai Tram
1482:Kanpur Tram
1444:Operational
1253:Operational
1221:Thane Metro
1206:Jammu Metro
1129:Surat Metro
1124:Patna Metro
1086:Noida Metro
1056:Kochi Metro
1036:Delhi Metro
1004:Operational
867:Operational
702:26 November
209:A 1.6
202:systems in
108:Operator(s)
53:Area served
1523:Categories
1502:Patna Tram
1487:Kochi Tram
1477:Delhi Tram
1091:Pune Metro
1011:Agra Metro
441:References
178:system by
1351:Metrolite
681:11 August
670:The Hindu
644:0971-8257
545:The Hindu
518:0971-8257
467:0971-8257
369:Bengaluru
287:Traverser
161:Top speed
138:Technical
93:Operation
1405:Proposed
1285:Proposed
1245:Monorail
1194:Proposed
968:Proposed
893:Lucknow
857:Suburban
523:11 April
387:See also
213:(1
48:Overview
1460:Defunct
1359:Planned
1269:Planned
1143:Planned
996:transit
947:Planned
649:20 July
472:20 July
377:Sharjah
365:Gurgaon
331:Closure
296:Station
278:Coaches
204:Germany
642:
604:30 May
574:7 June
516:
465:
399:H-Bahn
371:, and
314:Margao
304:Trials
263:Bogies
252:Margao
242:Tracks
219:Margao
200:H-Bahn
180:Indian
57:Margao
1105:Under
994:Rapid
923:Under
791:(PDF)
361:Delhi
1436:Tram
859:rail
704:2012
683:2010
651:2023
640:ISSN
606:2015
576:2006
525:2024
514:ISSN
474:2023
463:ISSN
373:Pune
268:BEML
186:and
184:BEML
170:The
124:BEML
350:Goa
318:Goa
223:Goa
198:or
61:Goa
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