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Nostalgic! Tram cars to chug along south Mumbai again

BEST calls for feasibility study to check if a tram could be run from Electric House to Kala Ghoda on weekends to promote tourism

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Mumbai might soon have tram cars on the streets as a weekend tourist attraction. Representational Image/AFP

Mumbai might soon have tram cars on the streets as a weekend tourist attraction. Representational Image/AFP

Tram cars may soon make a return to Mumbai's streets. The BEST Undertaking in its committee meeting on Wednesday discussed a proposal to revive one tram car and check the feasibility of running it on a small stretch between the Electric House and Kala Ghoda on weekends with the help of the tourism department.

BEST Committee Member Atul Shah, who first tabled the proposal, said that he had spoken with Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari about the idea, who'd then given him a verbal assurance for the same.

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