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'''Calcutta Tramways Company'''

A horse tram system opened in January 1881, after a premature experiment in February 1873, and a steam tramway line in 18822.4 mile(3. Electric trams began running on March 27, 1902 and by 1921 there were 56 9 km of track ) tramway service between Sealdah and 512 cars Armenian Ghat Street was started. It wound up in service. The tram system is still operating today.November due to lack of takers <refname=hindu>[http://www.tramzthehindu.com/tvafeatures/friday-review/tvx.html "Tram Views of Asiahistory-and-culture/Indiaold-wheels-still-going-strong/Calcuttaarticle1558202.ece The Hindu “Old Wheels still going strong” by Madhumitha Srinivasan, March 21, 2011"];Retrieved 10 Dec 2015 31 Aug 2016 </ref>.

The British-Indian government started '''The Calcutta Tramways Company Limited''' in 1880 as a registered joint stock company in London. The same year a metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) horse-drawn track between Sealdah and Armenian Ghat via Bowbazar Street, Dalhousie Square Customs House and Strand Road was laid <ref name=hindu/> The horse tram system opened in January 1881 and gave way to steam locomotives from 1882 <ref name=External Linkstramz>[http://www.tramz.com/tva/tvx.html "Tram Views of Asia/India/Calcutta"]; Retrieved 31 Aug 2016 </ref>. By the end of the nineteenth century the company owned 166 tram cars, 1000 horses, seven steam locomotives and 19 miles (30km) of tram tracks <ref name=trams>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trams_in_Kolkata Wikipedia “Trams in Kolkata"]; Retrieved 31 Aug 2016 </ref>. During 1900, Electrification of the tramway, and reconstruction of tracks to 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge ([[Rail_gauge#Standard Gauge|SG]]) commenced <ref name=trams/>.  *Electric trams began running on March 27, 1902 and by 1921 there were 35 miles (56 km) of MG track and 512 cars in service <ref name=tramz/> The tram system is still operating today <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tram_transport_in_India Wikipedia "Tram transport in India/Kolkata""] Wikipedia; Retrieved 31 Aug 2016 </ref>.