tram bus in kolkata

The tram system in the city of Kolkata, West Bengal, India, operated by the Calcutta Tramways Company (CTC), is currently the only tram network operating in India.It is the oldest operating electric tram in Asia, running since 1902.Trams were the brainchild of the then-Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon. His motives were to ensure better public transport for inhabitants and better passage of goods from ports and dockyards to their destinations.