Chittaranjan Avenue

Chittaranjan Avenue

Chittaranjan Avenue, more commonly C.R. Avenue, is the previous Central Avenue, a principal north-south thoroughfare in north and central Kolkata.

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Stretch

The C.R.Avenue runs from the Esplanade in the southern limit to near Shobhabazar in the northern side.

Significance

The road is arterial in maintaining north-central connection in Kolkata. The road is always busy. A major portion of the Kolkata Metro runs beneath this road. Several important places are in this road, like Sovabazar, Sonagachi, Girish Park, Jorasanko, Mahajati Sadan, M.G.Road crossing, Medical College, Central, Bowbazar, Chandni Chowk and the Esplanade.

Operation

The road is bi-directional throughout the day. Certain crossings are,however,unidirectional, that is, in certain crossings, vehicles can turn only in a specific direction, and the other direction.

Legacy

The Central Avenue in Kolkata was renamed Chittaranjan Avenue (C.R. Avenue) after Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das.

See also

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AJC Bose Road & APC Road · Amherst Street · Ballygunge Circular Road · Bowbazar Street · Camac Street  · Chittaranjan Avenue · College Street · Eastern Metropolitan Bypass · Garia Main Road · Gariahat Road · Gurusaday Dutta Road · Grey Street · The Chowringhee · Lindsay Street · Lansdowne Road · Mahatma Gandhi Road · Mirza Ghalib Street · Park Street · Prince Anwar Shah Road · Rabindra Sarani · Raja Nabakrishna Street · Raja SC Mullick Road · Netaji Subash Chandra Bose Road · Rashbehari Avenue · Southern Avenue · Strand Road · Sudder Street · V.I.P. Road · Vivekananda Road
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