Kolkata (greater) 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 kmhttps://www.statista.com/statistics/1075128/india-road-length-in-metropolitan-cities/#:~:text=In%202022%2C%20the%20Indian%20capital,just%20over%20four%20thousand%20kilometers. while the city proper has road network of 1850 km. The following is a list of major 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)Eastern metropolitan bypass North end: Ultadanga (becomes VIP Road) South end: 6-8 laned from Ultadanga to Kamalgachi 4 laned from Kamalgachi to Baruipur32 Kolkata city and greater Chittaranjan Avenue/ Central Avenue North end: Sovabazar (becomes Jatindra Mahan Avenue) South end: Esplanade (becomes Chowringhee Road) 6 lanedKolkata cityChowringhee Road North end: Esplanade (becomes Chittaranjan Avenue) South end: Bhawanipur (becomes Ashutosh Mukherjee Road)6-8 lanedKolkata cityAshutosh Mukherjee Road and Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Road North end: Bhawanipur (becomes Chowringhee Road) South end: Tollygunge (becomes Mahanayak Uttam Kumar Sarani)4-6 lanedKolkata cityMahanayak Uttam Kumar Sarani North end: Tollygunge (becomes Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Road) South end: Haridevpur6-8 lanedKolkata city AJC Bose Road & APC Road North end: Shyambazar South end: Hastings 6 lanedKolkata city Gariahat RoadNorth end: Ballygunge South end: Jadavpur4-6 lanedKolkata city Raja SC Mullick RoadNorth end: Jadavpur South end: Garia4 lanedKolkata cityJessore RoadNorth end: South end: Shyambazar 2-4 lanedKolkata city and greater Strand Road North end:Bagbazar South end: Watgunge 2-4 laned upto Babughat and then 6 laned Kolkata city Red RoadNorth end: Esplanade South end: Watgunge(becomes Khidirpur Road) 6 lanedKolkata city Khidirpur RoadNorth end: Watgunge(becomes Red Road) South end: Khidirpur 4 laned Kolkata city Diamond Harbour Road North end: Khidirpur (Merges with Khidirpur road) South end: 4-6 laned Kolkata city and greaterNetaji Subash Chandra Bose RoadNorth end: Tollygunge (becomes Mahanayak Uttam Kumar Sarani) South end: 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 Endpoints Laning Length (km) Region Ref(s)AJC Bose RoadEast end: Hastings West end: Park Circus 4 lanedKolkata city JBS Haldane AvenueEast end: Park Circus West end: Dhapa6 lanedKolkata cityRashbehari Avenue East end: Alipore(Chetla) West end: Ruby4 lanedKolkata cityPrince Anwar Shah Road and Kalikapur Road extension East end: Tollygunge West end: Kalikapur 4 lanedKolkata cityVivekananda RoadEast end: Girish Park West end: Manicktala4 lanedKolkata city Maniktala Main RoadEast end: Maniktala West end: Kakurgachi4 lanedKolkata city Beleghata Main RoadEast end: Sealdah West end: Beleghata2 lanedKolkata city Taratala RoadEast end: Garden Reach West end: Taratala Xing 2-4 lanedKolkata cityMG RoadEast end: Burrabazar West end: Sealdah4 lanedKolkata citySouthern AvenueEast end: Rashbehari West end: Golpark 4 lanedKolkata 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 Picnic Garden Road 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 Rabindra Sarani Raja Nabakrishna Street Zakaria Street
Major roads in Kolkata metropolitan area Road/ avenue name Part of Route Laning Length (km) Ref(s)Biswa Bangla Sarani Haldiram (merges with VIP Road) to Garia 6 laned33Kalyani Expressway Nimta to Kalyani 6 laned44Kona Expressway Vidyasagar Setu to Nibra through Santragachi4 laned 7.3Belghoria Expressway Dakshineswar to Rajchandrapur4 laned16 Barrackpore Trunk Road Dakshineswar to Barrackpore 6 laned 18 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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