Kolkata is all geared up to get its one of a kind tram library starting from Thursday, a PTI report stated.

The tram will regularly travel between Shyambazar and Esplanade, covering a route of 4.5 km.

The specially designed tram library will have 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, West Bengal Transport Corporation (WBTC) managing director Rajanvir Singh Kapur said to PTI.

There are at least 30 educational institutions along or near its route, including the Calcutta University and Presidency University, Scottish Church College, Hindu School, Hare School, and the Calcutta Girls' School, the report said.

The tramcar will also have free wifi and will help passengers read e-books apart from laying their hands on books, it added.

"We are also planning book reading sessions, book launches and literary festivals in the tram library in the future," the official was quoted saying in the PTI report, terming the project as a dream come true that will give a new dimension to the city's electric tram service, which is in existence since 1902.