Built in 1938, the "Smaranika," a vintage tram, is home to the Kolkata Tram Museum. Visitors can pass between the tram's two carriages with ease thanks to its vestibule. While the second carriage is a mini-museum with interesting artefacts that chronicle the history of Kolkata's famous tram system from its inception to the present, the first car has been converted into a comfortable restaurant. The experience of looking through a tram archive inside a real tram adds to its fascination. Rare images and historic records of the first trams, including horse-drawn tram cars, sanitation trams, flat wagon trams, omnibuses, and watering tram cars, are part of the museum's collection. An array of retro tram-related objects, including old tickets, tram passes, conductor pens, coins, armlets, a coin exchanger, a machine, conductor caps, and different tram components like pull-off springs and governor switches. Newspaper clippings and booklets from international tram travel festivals are also on display at the museum, as are posters that underline the literary significance of Kolkata's trams.
Google Rating: 4.3/5
Timings: 1 PM - 8 PM
Entry Fee: INR 10 per person
Contact: +91-8420602848
