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Kolkata is home to the second largest road network in India, only after New Delhi.As of 2022, total road network in the city's metropolitan area is 4018 km [1] while the city proper has road network of 1850 km. [2] The following is a list of major roads, streets and avenues in the Kolkata ().
The name 'Red Road' was given due to its surfacing. [3] Republic Day Parade on Red Road. During the Second World War, the road, in the heart of Calcutta, served as a landing strip for Fighter aircraft. [4] The annual Kolkata Marathon starts from the outside of the Rangers Club on Red Road. [5] The name 'Indira Gandhi Sarani' was adopted in 1985 ...
A major portion of this road is often commonly referred to as Gariahat, the prime shopping and aristocratic residential neighbourhood of south Kolkata. Rashbehari Avenue falls in the posh residential neighbourhood of Ballygunge. The road is named after Sir Rash Behari Ghosh who was an Indian politician, lawyer, social worker and philanthropist. [2]
Kalyani Expressway is a 44.17-kilometre-long (27.45 mi), 4/6 laned, tolled expressway in the state of West Bengal, India.It connects Kolkata with its satellite city Kalyani and declared as an expressway by Government of West Bengal. [1]
National Highway 16 (NH 16) also known as Kolkata - Chennai Highway is a major National Highway in India that runs along east coast of West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu. [1] It was previously known as National Highway 5.
Barrackpore Trunk Road, commonly known as BT Road, is 4-6 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 ...
In Kolkata, Central Road has renamed Harrison Road in 1892 after Sir Henry Leland Harrison, then the chairman of Calcutta Corporation; [4] it has recently been renamed again to Mahatma Gandhi Road. In many cities in South India, Mahatma Gandhi Road is popularly known by other names. In Chennai, it is known as Nungambakkam High Road.
Kolkata, [a] also known as Calcutta [b] (its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal.It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, 80 km (50 mi) west of the border with Bangladesh.