A group of tram enthusiasts in Kolkata are set to stage a sit-in outside the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) headquarters ...

This tramway is among the world's oldest, but despite its charm, it's struggling to keep pace with the demands of a modern city. As it's faced with closing, DW looks back at its 150-year-old history.

At the moment only two tram routes remain functional in Kolkata, the only city in India where the tram still runs and where it was a highly popular mode of transport until the 1980s.

The KMC official said the underground works for repairing pipelines are necessary. Around 200 protestors will first hold a sit-in outside the KMC headquarters on August 1 at 1 pm and then proceed ...

Over the past two decades, the city fathers of Kolkata have regarded the tram with the same disfavour as Greg Chappell has Sourav Ganguly in more recent times. But like the Prince of Kulkutta, the ...

Kolkata's iconic yellow taxis, crowded tram tracks, and overflowing drains paint a familiar picture of monsoon chaos. Yet, amid the puddles and grey skies, Kolkata embraces the poetic calm that only ...

However, tram lovers braved the odds to reach the protest venue — the same place where the bitumen was poured over tram tracks. “We expected more people. Rain reduced the turnout, but some people ...

Kolkata police plan to allow vehicles on Dufferin Road by de-reserving existing tram tracks At a recent meeting on road safety held in Lalbazar, Rupesh Kumar, the joint commissioner of Kolkata Traffic ...