CALCUTTA TRAMS

 

Kolkata, the city of joy is famous for its Tram Service. The Calcutta Tramways Company Limited happens to be a West Bengal state government undertaken company that is responsible for ensuring the smooth running of trams in Kolkata and also buses in and around Kolkata .It is a noteworthy fact that in India currently only Kolkata (Calcutta) has a tram service. Previously other cities like Mumbai (Bombay), Kanpur, Nasik and Chennai also had trams service which was later discontinued. Kolkata Trams Service (Calcutta Tramways Company) provides a cheap mode of transportation.History of Kolkata Trams Service (Calcutta Tramways Company)-Responsible for managing tramways in Kolkata, Kolkata Trams Service (Calcutta Tramways Company) started the first horse driven tram carriage service in the year 1873 between Sealdah and Armenian Ghat Street. Due to lack of decent patronization the Kolkata Trams Service (Calcutta Tramways Company) was put on hold. In the year 1880, the British started The Calcutta Tramways Company Limited as a registered joint stock company at London. The concept of electricfication of Tram Service also came into vogue in the late 1990s

YOU CAN TRAVEL ALMOST EVERY WHERE BY TRAM,
. I THINK IT IS THE CHEAPEST FORM OF TRANSPORTATION,.
THERE ARE SPECIAL SEATS FOR LADIES 
BOTH IN THE TRAMS AND BUS,