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Bus services in Kolkata(then known as Calcutta) started in the year 1920 but were unorganised. The organized road transport in the public sector was given shape on 31 July 1948 with the creation of State Transport Services under the Directorate of Transportation, Government of West Bengal.
According to the 2011 Census of India, Gangasagar had a total population of 10,340, of which 5,228 (51%) were males and 5,112 (49%) were females. There were 1,440 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Gangasagar was 7,437 (83.56% of the population over 6 years). [9]
Gangasagar Mela is a significant religious fair held annually during Makar Sankranti at Sagardwip, an island in the Indian state of West Bengal, where the holy river Ganga (Ganges) meets the Bay of Bengal. This event draws millions of pilgrims from all over India and beyond, making it one of the largest human gatherings for a religious purpose ...
Kolkata/Esplanade travel guide from Wikivoyage; Official website for line 1 (archived 20 August 2007) UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations. "Mahatma Gandhi Road station" (Map). Google Maps
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The bus service from London, England to Calcutta, India (now Kolkata) was considered to be the longest bus route in the world. [1] [2] [3] The bus service, which started in 1957, was routed to India via Belgium, Yugoslavia and North Western India. [4] This route is also known as the Hippie Route. It took about 50 days for the bus to reach ...
Eastern Metropolitan Bypass (also known as E.M. Bypass or EM Bypass) is a 32 kilometres (20 mi) long six to eight-lane major bypass road on the east side of Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. [1] It connects Ultadanga (North Kolkata) to Baruipur Puratan Bazar (under Kolkata metropolitan area). [2] The road is a major link to Salt Lake ...
Barrackpore Trunk Road, commonly known as BT Road, is six-laned trunk road in Kolkata metropolitan area, West Bengal, India. It connects Kolkata with its suburb Barrackpore. Built in 1775, it is the oldest metalled road and one of the busiest roads in the country. The 18.1 km (11.2 mi) long road is a part of both State Highway 1 and State ...