Calcutta Tramways Company

Calcutta Tramways Company
ক্যালকাটা ট্রামওয়েজ কোম্পানি
Tramways
Founded 1880[1]
Headquarters Kolkata, India
Services Tramways, City bus
Owner Government of West Bengal
Website www.calcuttatramways.com

The Calcutta Tramways Company (1978) Limited (CTC) is a West Bengal, India, government-run company which runs trams in Kolkata (formerly known as Calcutta) and buses in and around Kolkata. The Kolkata tram is the oldest operating electric tram in Asia, running since 1902,[2] and currently the only tramway in India.[3]

Timeline

Horse-drawn trams in Kolkata, India (life-size model at City Centre arcade)

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Kolkata tram

Main article: Kolkata tram

The Calcutta Tramways Company (1978) Ltd has run the Kolkata tram, currently the oldest electric tramway in Asia as well as India's only tram system, since 1880.

Buses operated by CTC

The Calcutta Tramways Company (1978) Ltd started its bus service in November 1992. Since the introduction of the first CTC buses, the network has expanded rapidly. With over 40 routes throughout Kolkata and surrounding areas, its serves the area well and complements its tram service.

The initial bus service was introduced from Rajabazar with a fleet of 40 buses, augmented in 1993 with service from Kidderpore depot. The Tollygunge and Belgatchia depots were added in 1994 and 1995, respectively. In 2005, the CTC began bus service from Ghasbagan depot at Howrah.

Bus Depo List

CTC bus lines

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 CTC website. Accessed 16 August 2013.
  2. "Kolkata trams to get a GenX makeover". The Times Of India. 13 July 2012.
  3. "Reaching India". New Delhi: Times Internet Limited. Retrieved 27 February 2012.

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