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The south edge of Moscow tram network is situated in South Chertanovo district at Ulitsa Akademika Yangelya reversing loop. This loop was a final destination for a tramline that previously had its terminus at Ulitsa Krasnogo Mayaka loop in the same district. The extension was constructed in 1972, and regular service was begun on February 1, 1973. There were more ambitious plans to extend this line even farther to the south, to new large residential district Butovo that is situated beyond the Moscow outer ring highway, but those plans have never been implemented. Instead, a 'light metro' line has been constructed in that district in 2003, but it has nothing to do with a conventional tram or 'light rail' - it is just a regular heavy metro line with slightly weakened technical requirements to reduce construction expenses.
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