Trams in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), West Bengal are operated by the West Bengal Transport Corporation (WBTC). It is the only operating tram network in India and the oldest operating electric tram in Asia, running since 1902. There are 257 trams in total, of which 125 used to run daily on the Kolkata streets, but now only 35 trams run daily. The single-deck articulated cars …

Kolkata railway station (formerly known as Chitpur station) is the newest of the five intercity railway stations serving Howrah and Kolkata, India; the others are Sealdah station in Kolkata and Howrah station, Shalimar station and Santragachi Junction in Howrah. Kolkata station is situated in the Chitpur locality of North Kolkata.

The New Market, formerly known as Sir Stuart Hogg Market, is a market in Kolkata situated on Lindsay Street, beside Free School Street (Mirza Ghalib Street/Rani Rasmoni Road). Although primarily "New Market" referred to the original enclosed market, today in local parlance, the entire shopping area is often known as "New Market".

The Eden Gardens is a cricket ground in Kolkata, India.Established in 1864, it is the oldest and second-largest cricket stadium in India and third-largest in the world. The stadium currently has a capacity of 66,000. Eden Gardens is often referred to as home of Indian cricket and has also been described as "cricket's answer to the Colosseum" and called the "Mecca of Indian …

Fort William is a fort in Hastings, Calcutta ().It was built during the early years of the Bengal Presidency of British India.It sits on the eastern banks of the Hooghly River, the major distributary of the River Ganges.One of Kolkata's most enduring Raj-era edifices, it extends over an area of 70.9 hectares.. The fort was named after King William III. ...

In India, trams are in operation only in Kolkata and gauge up to 30 km across the city. Trams were discontinued in Chennai in 1954 and in Mumbai in 1960. The Northern and Central areas of the City of Colombo in Sri Lanka had an electric Tram Car system (3 ft 6 in or 1,067 mm gauge). This system commenced operations about 1900 and was ...

Prostitution in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) is present in different forms and Kolkata's sex industry is one of the largest in Asia. Prostitution may be brothel-based or non-brothel based as in the case of call girls.India is regarded as having one of the largest commercial sex trades globally. Kolkata has many red-light districts, out of which Sonagachi is the largest red-light district in ...

The Victoria Memorial is a large marble building on the Maidan in Central Kolkata, built between 1906 and 1921.It is dedicated to the memory of Queen Victoria, Empress of India from 1876 to 1901.. The largest monument to a monarch anywhere in the world, it stands in 64 acres of gardens and is now a museum under the control of the Ministry of Culture.

The University of Calcutta (informally known as Calcutta University; abbreviated as CU) is the oldest major public research university in India, located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.Considered one of best state research university all over India and every year CU topped among India's best universities. It has 151 affiliated undergraduate colleges and 16 institutes in …

The Zoological Garden, Alipore (also informally called the Alipore Zoo or Kolkata Zoo) is India's oldest formally stated zoological park (as opposed to royal and British menageries) and a big tourist attraction in Kolkata, West Bengal.It has been open as a zoo since 1876, and covers 18.811 ha (46.48 acres). It is probably best known as the home of the Aldabra giant tortoise …