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Kolkata has got a tram library. It has free wifi that will enable people to access e-books along with a stack of books inside the mobile library. (Source: Partha Paul)
According to a report in the PTI, the tram library will contain books and magazines, including those on competitive examinations such as the civil services, WBCS, GRE or GMAT in order to attract readers from various educational institutions along its route. (Source: Partha Paul)
It was inaugurated on Thursday, September 24. (Source: Partha Paul)
The tram will travel travel between Shyambazar and Esplanade. (Source: Partha Paul)
“The tram library, being introduced by the WBTC that oversees India’s only functional tramways, is a special tram with books, magazines, which can be read while travelling on the tram,” West Bengal Transport Corporation (WBTC) managing director Rajanvir Singh Kapur was quoted as saying in the report. (Source: Partha Paul)
The distance covered by it will have various educational institutions on its way. (Source: Partha Paul)
Trams are one of the oldest modes of transport in Kolkata.(Source: Partha Paul)
This reinvention, the officials are hoping, will add to the appeal of trams. (Source: Partha Paul)
