Ei Shohor Tram Chhara Oshompurno
Hey, I’m just a small member of this group and I don’t know how much reach this will get, but this is about the revival of trams in Kolkata.
After 2017, around 35 tram routes that once existed across Kolkata have slowly been shut down thanks to TMC, and now only 2 tram routes are still running:
• Route 25 — Gariahat to Esplanade
• Route 5 — Esplanade to Shyambazar
And honestly, it hurts to see this happen.
Kolkata trams are not just old vehicles running on tracks — they are the soul of the city. They are a living piece of history, an identity that made Kolkata different from every other city in India. Asia’s oldest electric tram system belonged to us, and instead of preserving and modernizing it, we are watching it disappear slowly.
Because of the policies and negligence under TMC, we have almost lost one of Kolkata’s greatest prides. While cities around the world are investing in eco-friendly public transport and restoring tram systems for tourism and sustainability, Kolkata is destroying something that people from outside the country came to witness and admire.
Trams are:
• Environment-friendly and pollution free
• Affordable public transport for common people
• A huge part of Kolkata’s heritage and tourism
• Symbolic of the city’s calm culture and old-world charm
• Important for reducing traffic and urban pollution in the future
Removing trams doesn’t make Kolkata modern — it makes Kolkata lose its identity.
If roads can be redesigned for cars, metros, and flyovers, they can also be redesigned to preserve trams. Modern tram systems exist successfully in Europe and many developed cities even today. So why not Kolkata?
It’s my humble request to everyone reading this — please repost, share, and talk about this issue for awareness. Even if this reaches a few people, it matters. We are trying to bring back the tram culture of Kolkata and save this heritage before it disappears forever.
Kolkata without trams will never feel like the Kolkata we grew up loving.
