Kolkata's iconic trams: A journey through time

DW (English)

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. Faced with closure, DW looks back at the line's 150-year-old history.

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00:30When the system was fully operational, there were about 40-41 tram routes in Calcutta and

00:38Howrah.

00:39As it stands now, today, there are only three routes are operating.

01:10Every person has an average of 1.28 vehicles.

01:19In this situation, the speed required in our road system to block the congestion,

01:27the tram runs at half the speed required.

01:39Calcutta's tram has been connected for 150 years and is also an identity.

01:47How can it be saved from being an identity?

01:51Whether you call it a city or a human being, it must be saved.

01:56It is important to save it.

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