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The Kolkata Tram System, is a tram system that serves Kolkata, the capital city of the Indian state of West Bengal, operated by West Bengal Transport Corporation (WBTC) after Calcutta Tramways Company (CTC) was merged with WBTC. Being started in 1873 Kolkata tram is the second oldest operating tram network in the world after Turin (1871).
Life-size model of a horse-drawn tram at the City Centre arcade. The first horse-drawn trams in India ran for 2.4 miles (3.9 km) between Sealdah and Armenian Ghat Street on 24 February 1873. The service was discontinued on 20 November of that year. [1] The Calcutta Tramway Company was formed and registered in London on 22 December 1880.
Trams in Kolkata are currently operated by the West Bengal Transport Corporation through Calcutta Tramways Company. Members of the CTUA allege that the gradual decline of Kolkata trams, starting in 2011, is due to an anti-tram propaganda campaign run by the government and supported by the automobile and auto-rickshaw lobbys. Since 2011, most ...
Trams in India were established in the late 19th century. Horse-drawn trams were introduced in Kolkata in 1873; in Mumbai, trams began operations in 1874; in Nashik in 1889; electric trams began in Chennai in 1895, and trams were also introduced in Kanpur and Delhi. They were discontinued in all Indian cities between 1933 and 1964, except for ...
Kolkata Metro:- The Kolkata Metro, India's first underground metro system, plays a vital role in reducing traffic congestion. Trams :- Kolkata is the only Indian city with a functioning tram network, operated by Calcutta Tramways Company .
West Bengal Transport Corporation (WBTC) [1] is a West Bengal state government undertaken corporation.It plies buses, trams and ferries in the state. It was formed by merging existing state transport agencies, namely the Calcutta State Transport Corporation, the Calcutta Tramways Company and the West Bengal Surface Transport Corporation.
Trams in Sydney: 36.7 km 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) 750 V (partially on APS and ACR) Standard gauge used on both original tramways (from 1879-1961) and light rail (opened in August 1997). Includes Parramatta Light Rail: Victor Harbor Horse Drawn Tram: 3.1 km 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) Horse-drawn: Heritage system reinstated in 1986 Austria: Trams ...
Horse-drawn tram was first introduced in Kolkata in 1873 and the electric trams began to operate in Chennai in 1895, later the cities of Mumbai, Kanpur, and Delhi saw trams being introduced. These services were discontinued in all Indian cities between 1933 and 1964, except for Kolkata where they operate on streets to the present day as ...