India's First AC Tram Ride

India's first AC tram will run from today in Kolkata. It is single
coach tram. In the morning, the tram will run between Esplanade and
Shyambazar via Dalhousie and between Chitpur and Esplanade via College
Street from 7-9am as Heritage Tour. The same tram will run between
Esplanade-Khidirpur-Esplanade via Maidan from 3-5pm, 5-7pm, 7-9pm as
mobile cafeteria. Both of services will remain stopped on each Monday
& Thursday.

Booking: Rs 260/- per head including snacks. Booking counters are at
Esplanade tram depot (IRCTC counters). 5% discount on group booking of
10 persons or more.

--
A. B.

Comments

Kolkata said…

nice Post... Looking forward to take a ride to experience it.

20 June, 2013 14:48

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