“At present, only two routes (no. 25 and no ... Shi, whose acclaimed documentaries include those made on the iconic Kolkata tram.

Kolkata, the last Indian city to operate trams, is set to bid farewell to its 150-year-old tram service as the West Bengal government has decided to discontinue most of its routes. Transport ...

But the government tried to maintain some heritage routes of the tram. Our first priority is to ensure that tram services never end in the city," said the minister. Kolkata was the only Indian ...

The Tram routes in Kolkata also runs in Tollygunge to Ballygunge route, Rajabazar to Howrah Bridge route, Gariahat to Esplanade route and Howrah to Shyambazar route. Incidentally, WBTC has also ...

In Kolkata, the focus is back ... This is one of the three tram routes that still remain active — the two others being Esplanade-Gariahat and Esplanade-Shyambazar. This route was suspended ...

The Raj era transport now plies only on 12 of the 29 routes. What's more worrying, tram services on many stretches has been suspended even after concretisation was over. KOLKATA: Work on ...

Kolkata: Uncertainty shrouds the operation of the oldest tram route in the city in its 151st anniversary year, with the West Bengal Transport Corporation’s (WBTC) reluctance to relay the ...

And traffic police have canceled routes, saying the tram takes up too much space on Kolkata’s crowded streets. In the view of Mr. Bhattacharyya, the authorities are trying to relegate the tram ...

Kolkata is divided ... the Bengal government announced that it was withdrawing tram services almost overnight except for one showpiece route (compared to 37 just 15 years ago), the argumentative ...

Only a handful of drivers are entrusted with the three functional tram routes in the city right now, most of whom are approaching retirement by the end of the coming year. The conductors of these ...

And traffic police have canceled routes, saying the tram takes up too much space on Kolkata’s crowded streets. In the view of Bhattacharyya, authorities are trying to relegate the tram service ...

Talking about the pace, sources said currently there is only one reserved route for trams in Kolkata — from Khidirpur to Maidan. The service is very fast in this particular stretch. Efforts are ...