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West Bengal Transport Corporation (WBTC) [1] is a West Bengal state government undertaken corporation. It plies buses, trams and ferries in the state. It was formed by merging existing state transport agencies, namely the Calcutta State Transport Corporation, the Calcutta Tramways Company and the West Bengal Surface Transport Corporation.
The department operates from Paribahan Bhawan, which was the building earlier housing the headquarters of West Bengal Transport Corporation (formerly Calcutta Tramways Company). It oversees the Public Vehicles Department, in essence the Regional Transport Office (RTO) for the city.
Calcutta State Transport Corporation (CSTC) was a West Bengal state government undertaken transport corporation. Headquartered in Kolkata, it was set up on 31 July 1948. [1] Currently it operates under the name WBTC. It plied buses in Kolkata and nearby districts of West Bengal, along with some long-distance services. CSTC owned 11 depots in ...
The Kolkata Tram System, is a tram system that serves Kolkata, the capital city of the Indian state of West Bengal, operated by West Bengal Transport Corporation (WBTC) after Calcutta Tramways Company (CTC) was merged with WBTC.
Tram in Kolkata. 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 [2] and the oldest operating electric tram in Asia, running since 1902. [3]
Calcutta Tramways Company (CTC) was a state-run company that operated trams and buses in and around Kolkata (formerly known as Calcutta) in West Bengal, India. The Kolkata tram is the only operating tramway in India and is the oldest electric tram in India, operating since 1902. [2] [3] [4] CTC has been merged into WBTC since 2016. [5]
However, WBTC run buses do accept 'West Bengal Transport Cards'. The bus tickets are simple paper tickets purchased from the bus conductor. The government buses were previously run by Calcutta State Transport Corporation , Calcutta Tramways Company , West Bengal Surface Transport Corporation , North Bengal State Transport Corporation and South ...
National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) is an open-loop, inter-operable transport card conceived by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ‘One Nation, One Card' vision. [1] It was launched on 4 March 2019. The transport card enables the user to pay for travel, toll tax, retail shopping and withdraw money.