Almost all the tram drivers in Kolkata who are ferrying passengers in 2022 are beneficiaries of the nominee system, which was disbanded in 1992. The rest of us are entitled to nothing once we retire ...

Bramha Shankar Singh can count on his fingers the number of days left of his service. “Thirteen,” says the tram driver with a smile. The last 40 years Singh has seen the world from the driver’s cabin.

But in reality, Kolkata’s trams — the first in Asia and the last still operating in India — are in trouble. Image. Sumit Chandra Banerjee, who has worked as a conductor for 36 years, ...

Kolkata: The 130-year-old vintage tram network in the city, with its newly built air-conditioned cars, is now being used to promote heritage tourism. The Calcutta Tram Company (CTC) and the state ...

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, ...

The white-blue colour trams has been a preferred mode of transport for a large number of people. On February 24, 2023, Kolkata’s iconic tram service celebrated 150 years. The first tram, drawn ...

KOLKATA: Almost after two decades, West Bengal Transport Corporation (formerly Calcutta Tram Company) is set to fill up the posts of 44 tram drivers by imparting training to foremen and linesmen ...

Kolkata’s historic trams trundle once more Hit badly by cyclone Amphan, 50% routes are now operational Published - July 24, 2020 02:11 am IST - Kolkata: Shiv Sahay Singh.

In Kolkata, the focus is back, at least for the time being, on its historic tram, with the city witnessing two separate events — a recent protest and an upcoming celebration — calling for ...

Trams first began operating in Kolkata in 1873 with horse-drawn carriages, later transitioning to steam and electric trams by 1902. While the city had 257 tram cars in 2023, ...

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,.

Kolkata: Observing that trams are a part of the cultural ethos of Kolkata, the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed that tram tracks which were illegally bituminised in the city be restored. No ...