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Mumbai: BMC to display 'Tram' as citizens get ready to travel back in time
Updated On: 19 August, 2018 07:30 AM IST | Mumbai | Arita Sarkar
BMC to display a tram, that harks back to 1964, as a heritage tourist attraction in Bhatia Baug, outside CSMT
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Before buses came along, trams were an important aspect of public transportation in Mumbai. Hoping to offer a glimpse of the city's history to the tourists, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is planning to install a tram, as well as the original tracks, in the Bhatia Baug garden located next to the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in Fort.
The plan is part of BMC's efforts of beautifying the area around CSMT, an iconic heritage structure. In Mumbai, trams were functional for around 90 years and were introduced on May 9 in 1874. The trams first started ferrying passengers in Kolkata a year earlier and currently, it is the only city in the country where trams are still functional.
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