Walking back on the tram track Calcutta grew faster than the East India Company ever imagined it would. By the mid 19thcentury, the posh parts of the city were dotted with ornate mansions and palaces.

The 150-year-old trams system in Kolkata will be discontinued by the West Bengal government. The West Bengal government has decided to suspend the historic tram services in Kolkata on all routes ...

feature in a calendar dedicated to the trams of Calcutta. Two calendars — a table calendar and a wall calendar — were released on Saturday by the Calcutta Tram Users Association, a group of Calcuttans ...

Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court has instructed that no tram line in Kolkata should be closed until a designated committee inspects all the lines and submits a report. The division bench of Chief ...

Kolkata: A day after the Calcutta High Court suggested that a public-private partnership be explored for the modernisation of at least one tram route, WBTC managing director Shiraz Daneshyar ...

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the Kolkata tram, which has been an integral part of the city’s identity since 1873. So, to celebrate this milestone, the people of Kolkata recently ...

The best way to explore Calcutta is to follow­ the Hooghly itself, “meandering on and off the main thoroughfares by foot, tram, and subway.” Start by boarding a tram to Cornwallis Street ...

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The Calcutta High Court on Thursday remarked that while it may be easy to abandon, destroy and dismantle heritage structures in favour of modernised buildings, the focus must instead be ...

Kolkata, September 28 (ANI): The West Bengal government has decided to discontinue tram services in Kolkata due to traffic issues, except for one route from Esplanade to Maidan. Kolkata's historic ...

In a first of its kind initiative, West Bengal Transport Corporation is all set to introduce Kolkata’s first-ever tram library. Advisory Alert: It has come to our attention that certain ...

Tram services are now limited to only two routes ... Advt The trend extended beyond Kolkata with 11,84,939 vehicles registered in Bengal in 2024, leading to an 18.2% rise over 2023.