Calcutta Tramways Company (CTC) was a state-run company that operated trams and buses in and around Kolkata (formerly known as Calcutta) in West Bengal, India. The Kolkata tram is the only operating tramway in India and the oldest electric tram in India, operating since 1902.[2][3][4]
CTC was merged into WBTC in 2016.[5]
History
The first horse-drawn trams in India ran for 2.4 mi between Sealdah and Armenian Ghat Street on 24 February 1873. The service was discontinued on 20 November of that year.[1] The Calcutta Tramway Company was formed and registered in London on 22 December 1880.