- 1928
- Kalighat to Baliganj route opened.
- 1930
- Park Circus line extended to Garhiahat Junction.
- 1941
- Rajabazar line extended to Galiff Street.
- 1943
- The Calcutta system was connected with the Howrah section through the new Howrah Bridge in February. With this extension, the total track length reached 42.0 miles (67.59 km).
- 1951
- The government of West Bengal entered into an agreement with the Calcutta Tramways Company, and the Calcutta Tramways Act of 1951 was enacted. The government assumed all rights regarding the Tramways, and reserved the right to purchase the system (with two years' notice) on 1st January 1972 or any time thereafter.
- 1967
- The Government of West Bengal passed the Calcutta Tramways Company (Taking Over of Management) Act and assumed management on 19 July. On 8 November 1976 the Calcutta Tramways (Acquisition of Undertaking) ordinance was promulgated, under which the company (and its assets) united with the government.
- 1970
- The Howrah sections were closed in October; the 1971/1973 Nimtala route was closed down in May 1973, and realignment of the Howrah Station terminus occurred. Total track length was now reduced to 38 miles (61.2 km).
- 1980
- Tram tracks on Bentinck Street and Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay Road closed for construction of the Kolkata metro; following construction, these stretches were not reopened. Overhead wires were present until 1994 on Bentinck Street. Tracks on Jawaharlal Nehru Road remained after realignment, making a new terminus at Birla Planetarium; the Birla Planetarium route closed in 1991. An overpass was constructed on that road in 2006.
- 1982
- The Sealdah Station terminus (along with the Sealdaha - Lebutala stretch on Bipin Bihari Gangopadhyay Street) closed for construction of an overpass. The site is now occupied by Sealdah Court and a bus terminal.
- 1985
- On 17 April, tracks were extended connecting Manicktola to Ultadanga via Manicktola Main road and C. I. T. Road 3.7 km (2.30 mi). This was the first Tramways extension since 1947.
- 1986
- On 31 December, further extension of tram tracks from Behala to Joka was completed.
- 1992
- Calcutta Tramways Company undertook a new venture by introducing bus service from 4 November, initially with a fleet of 40 buses.
- 1993
- Howrah Station terminus closed and tram tracks removed on Howrah Bridge; the cantilever bridge proved too weak for trams. All routes terminated there were shortened to the Barhabazar (Howrah Bridge) terminus (formerly Barhabazar Junction).
- 1995
- High Court terminus closed for reconstruction of Strand Road. Rails and wires were removed from there and from Strand Road, Hare Street and Shahid Kshudiram Basu Road. The site is now occupied by the newest building of the Kolkata High Court.
- 2004
- Garhiahat Depot - Garhiahat Junction link on Gariahat Road closed for construction of the Gariahat overpass.
- 2006
- Mominpur - Behala stretch on Diamond Harbour Road closed for construction of an overpass at Taratala. Initially, there was a plan to route tracks on that overpass after its completion, but the road was later converted to a National Highway and the plan dismissed. The Behala - Joka stretch is still in existence, along with the Behala terminus.
- 2007
- Wattgunge Junction - Mominpur Diamond Harbour Road, Mominpur - Jatin Das Park Judges Court Road, Jatin Das Park - Kalighat Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Road, Kalighat - Ballygunge Station Rash Behari Avenue and Kalighat - Tollygunge S. P. Mukherjee Road, Deshapran Sashmal Road routes closed for reconstruction. As of early 2011, they have not yet reopened.
- 2008
- Galiff Street terminus realigned. Irregular service from Bagbazar to Galiff Street converted to regular by Route 7/12. Rails and wires removed from part of Bidhan Sarani route (restored by end of year).
2009
- Tracks on R. G. Kar Road from Shyambazar five-point crossing to Belgatchia tram depot closed down for reconstruction. As of early 2011, they are not yet restored.
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