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Calcutta Tramways Company

defunct company in Kolkata, India
Organization business Q3085094
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Calcutta Tramways Company

Summary

Calcutta Tramways Company is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (114 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Calcutta Tramways Company is in the country of India[3].
  • Calcutta Tramways Company's instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • Calcutta Tramways Company is owned by Government of West Bengal[5].
  • Calcutta Tramways Company's headquarters location is recorded as Kolkata[6].
  • Calcutta Tramways Company's Commons category is recorded as Calcutta Tramways Company[7].
  • Calcutta Tramways Company's industry is recorded as rail transport[8].
  • Calcutta Tramways Company's industry is recorded as tram system[9].
  • 1880 marks the founding of Calcutta Tramways Company[10].
  • Calcutta Tramways Company was dissolved in 2016[11].
  • Calcutta Tramways Company's replaced by is recorded as West Bengal Transport Corporation[12].
  • Calcutta Tramways Company's date of official opening is recorded as February 24, 1873[13].

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Founding

1880 marks the founding of Calcutta Tramways Company[10].

Operations

Calcutta Tramways Company's headquarters location is recorded as Kolkata[6].

Industry

Industries include rail transport[8] and tram system[9].

Ownership

Calcutta Tramways Company is owned by Government of West Bengal[5].

Dissolution

Calcutta Tramways Company was dissolved in 2016[11].

Why It Matters

Calcutta Tramways Company ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (114 views/month).[2] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

business India

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Replaced by → —
    Owned by → Government of West Bengal
    Industry → rail transport, tram system
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date → +2016-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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