Mahatma Gandhi Road, Kolkata

Mahatma Gandhi Road, Kolkata

Mahatma Gandhi Road, more commonly M.G. Road,(formerly known as Harrison Road) is a principal East-West thoroughfare in north Kolkata (formerly known as Calcutta), the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal.

Mahatma Gandhi Road at Burrabazar.

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Stretch

The M.G.Road runs from the Sealdah station in the eastern limit to the threshold of Howrah Bridge in the west.

Significance

The road is arterial in maintaining east-west connection in Kolkata. It is the shortest distance between two major rail stations in the city—Sealdah and Howrah station. Several important places are in this road, such as Sealdah, Amherst street crossing, College Street crossing, Chittaranjan Avenue crossing, Burrabazar, Chitpur Road crossing, and Howrah Bridge.

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.

Legacy

The Harrison Road in Kolkata was renamed Mahatma Gandhi Road (M.G. Road) after Mahatma Gandhi.

See also

v · d · eStreets in Kolkata
KMC
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
Neighbourhoods in Kolkata · Kolkata topics · West Bengal portal

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