List of roads in Kolkata
This is a list of famous roads, streets and avenues in the Kolkata (greater).
Major North-South roads in Kolkata city
This list covers major North-South roads in the Kolkata city proper as well as in Kolkata Metropolitan Area.
Road/ avenue name | Part of | Endpoints | Laning | Length (km) | Region | Ref(s) |
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Eastern metropolitan bypass | North end: Ultadanga (becomes VIP Road) South end:
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6-8 laned from Ultadanga to Kamalgachi 4 laned from Kamalgachi to Baruipur |
32 | Kolkata city and greater | ||
Chittaranjan Avenue/ Central Avenue | North end: Sovabazar (becomes Jatindra Mahan Avenue) South end: Esplanade (becomes Chowringhee Road) |
6 laned | Kolkata city | |||
Chowringhee Road | North end: Esplanade (becomes Chittaranjan Avenue) South end: Bhawanipur (becomes Ashutosh Mukherjee Road) |
6-8 laned | Kolkata city | |||
Ashutosh Mukherjee Road and Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Road | North end: Bhawanipur (becomes Chowringhee Road) South end: Tollygunge (becomes Mahanayak Uttam Kumar Sarani) |
4-6 laned | Kolkata city | |||
Mahanayak Uttam Kumar Sarani | North end: Tollygunge (becomes Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Road) South end: Haridevpur |
6-8 laned | Kolkata city | |||
AJC Bose Road & APC Road | North end: Ballygunge South end: Jadavpur |
6 laned | Kolkata city | |||
Gariahat Road | North end: Jadavpur South end: South Kolkata |
4-6 laned | Kolkata city | |||
Raja SC Mullick Road | North end: Jadavpur South end: Garia |
4 laned | Kolkata city | |||
Jessore Road | North end:
South end: Shyambazar |
2-4 laned | Kolkata city and greater | |||
Strand Road | North end:Sovabazar South end: Hastings |
2-4 laned upto Babughat and then 6 laned | Kolkata city | |||
Red Road | North end: Esplanade South end: Hastings (becomes Khidirpur Road) |
6 laned | Kolkata city | |||
Khidirpur Road | North end: Hastings (becomes Red Road) South end: Khidirpur |
4 laned | Kolkata city | |||
Diamond Harbour Road | North end: Khidirpur (Merges with Khidirpur road) South end:
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4 laned | Kolkata city and greater | |||
Netaji Subash Chandra Bose Road | North end: Tollygunge (becomes Mahanayak Uttam Kumar Sarani) South end:
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2 laned | Kolkata city | Kolkata city and greater | ||
Sarat Bose Road | North end:Minto Park South end: Lake Gardens |
4 laned | 3.5 | Kolkata city |
Major East-West roads in Kolkata city
Road/ avenue name | Part of | Image | Endpoints | Laning | Length (km) | Region | Ref(s) |
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AJC Bose Road | East end: Hastings West end: Park Circus |
4 laned | Kolkata city | ||||
JBS Haldane Avenue | East end: Park Circus West end: Dhapa |
6 laned | Kolkata city | ||||
Rashbehari Avenue | East end: Rashbehari West end: Ruby |
4 laned | Kolkata city | ||||
Prince Anwar Shah Road and Kalikapur Road extension | East end: Tollygunge West end: Kalikapur |
4 laned | Kolkata city | ||||
Vivekananda Road | East end: Girish Park West end: Manicktala |
4 laned | Kolkata city | ||||
Maniktala Main Road | East end: Maniktala West end: Kakurgachi |
4 laned | Kolkata city | ||||
Beleghata Main Road | East end: Sealdah West end: Beleghata |
2 laned | Kolkata city | ||||
Taratala Road | East end: Garden Reach West end: Taratala Xing |
2-4 laned | Kolkata city | ||||
MG Road | East end: Burrabazar West end: Sealdah |
4 laned | Kolkata city | ||||
Southern Avenue | East end: Rashbehari West end: Golpark |
4 laned | Kolkata city |
Branch roads, minor roads and connectors in Kolkata city
- Aurobindo Sarani: connects Ultadanga with Shobhabazar
- Raja Nabakrishna Street
- Bidhan Sarani: connects Shyambazar and College Street, runs parallel to Chittaranjan Avenue
- Amherst Street: connects Shyambazar and MG Road, runs parallel to Chittaranjan Avenue
- College Street
- Bepin Behari Ganguly Street
- Netaji Subhash Road
- Hare Street
- Sudder Street
- Camac Street
- Mirza Ghalib Street
- Shakespeare Sarani
- Gobinda Chandra Khatik Road
- Pulin Khatik Road
- Ballygunge Circular Road
- Gurusaday Dutt Road
Notable streets and lanes in Kolkata city
- Bentick Street
- Dacres Lane
- Ezra Street
- Ho Chi Minh Sarani
- Lovelock Street
- Raja Nabakrishna Street
- Zakaria Street
Major roads in Kolkata metropolitan area
Road/ avenue name | Part of | Route | Laning | Length (km) | Ref(s) |
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Biswa Bangla Sarani | Haldiram (merges with VIP Road) to Garia | 6 laned | 33 | ||
Kalyani Expressway | Nimta to Kalyani | 6 laned | |||
Kona Expressway | Vidyasagar Setu to Nibra through Santragachi | 4 laned | |||
Belghoria Expressway | |
Dakshineswar to Rajchandrapur | 4 laned | 16 | |
Barrackpore Trunk Road | |
Dakshineswar to Barrackpore | 6 laned | ||
Budge Budge Trunk Road | Taratala to Budge Budge | 4 laned from Taratala to Batanagar 2 laned from Batanagar to Budge Budge |
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References
- ^ https://www.millenniumpost.in/bengal/nabanna-asks-pwd-to-expedite-repair-of-budge-budge-trunk-rd-536475