Trams begin service on Finland's longest bridge
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Helsinki’s transport network grew by eight kilometres this morning as the first trams crossed the Crown Bridges. Mayor Daniel Sazonov was on hand to watch the first services depart; a driver noted that after years of planning, the moment was direct. It is now the longest tram route in the country.
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