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Public campaign launched to save Kolkata’s iconic tram network

Summary by Travel Tomorrow
Asia’s oldest tram network is facing extinction as authorities in India plan to replace the service with metro and road infrastructure, which they say will ease congestion. But campaigners point to the environmental benefits of trams and are attempting to resist the move. The Kolkata Tram System has served the capital of West Bengal since 1873, making it the second-oldest tram operation in the world after Turin. It has gone through horse-drawn a…
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Travel Tomorrow broke the news in on Monday, January 12, 2026.
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