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#CalcuttaTramways - Historical Timeline
▪️1873
24th Feb
Horse Trams introduced as meter gauge, closure in the same year.
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▪️1880
1st Nov
Services restarts, Final opening of horse tram as a permanent system.
20th Dec
Calcutta Tramways Company was Registered in London.
▪️1881
Esplanade terminus & Kalighat depot opened.
Routes opened -▪️Dalhousie Square - Lalbazar - Bowbazar - Lebutala - Sealdah Station.
▪️Esplanade - Lalbazar - Companybagan - Shobhabazar - Kumortuli.
▪️Esplanade - Planetarium - Hazra Park - Kalighat was commissioned.
1882
▪️Tram service expanded to High Court terminus & Nimtala .
Dalhousie Square - Metcalfe Hall - High Court. (Later Rt 14 extension)
Metcalfe Hall - Howrah Bridge - Nimtala .Horse was imported from Kabul , Afghanistan to run trams but many horses died due to hot humidweather These type of caps were introduced for shade from hot sun.
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