Trams in Kolkata
The Kolkata Tramways is a historic tramway system serving Kolkata, the capital city of the Indian state of West Bengal. Besides being an integral component of the city's public transport network, it is widely regarded as one of Kolkata's most recognisable and a defining symbol of the city's cultural and historical identity. The tram network is operated by West Bengal Transport Corporation (WBTC) after Calcutta Tramways Company (CTC) was merged with WBTC. Since its inception in 1873, the Kolkata Tramways has stood as one of the world's oldest continuously operating tram networks, and Asia's first and oldest running Tramways. Being electrified in 1902, Calcutta became the second Asian city with an electric tramway, right after Madras Tramways. The Kolkata Tramway is the only tramway currently operating in India. With the help of periodic negligence, the Government of West Bengal (current operators) had formed systematic initiatives to suspend the entire tram network from the city and sell...
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