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 km [1] while the city proper has road network of 1850 km. [2] The following is a list of famous roads, streets and avenues in the Kolkata ( greater).
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 Baruipur |
32 | Kolkata city and greater | |
Chittaranjan Avenue/ Central Avenue | North end:
Sovabazar (becomes Jatindra Mahan Avenue) South end: Esplanade (becomes Chowringhee Road) |
6 laned | Kolkata city | |||
Chowringhee Road | North end:
Esplanade (becomes
Chittaranjan Avenue) South end: Bhawanipur (becomes Ashutosh Mukherjee Road) |
6-8 laned | Kolkata city | |||
Ashutosh Mukherjee Road and Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Road | North end:
Bhawanipur (becomes
Chowringhee Road) South end: Tollygunge (becomes Mahanayak Uttam Kumar Sarani) |
4-6 laned | Kolkata city | |||
Mahanayak Uttam Kumar Sarani | North end:
Tollygunge (becomes Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Road) South end: Haridevpur |
6-8 laned | Kolkata city | |||
AJC Bose Road & APC Road | ![]() |
North end:
Ballygunge South end: Jadavpur |
6 laned | Kolkata city | ||
Gariahat Road | ![]() |
North end:
Jadavpur South end: South Kolkata |
4-6 laned | Kolkata city | ||
Raja SC Mullick Road | ![]() |
North end:
Jadavpur South end: Garia |
4 laned | Kolkata city | ||
Jessore Road | North end:
South end: Shyambazar |
2-4 laned | Kolkata city and greater | |||
Strand Road | North end:
Sovabazar South end: Hastings |
2-4 laned upto Babughat and then 6 laned | Kolkata city | |||
Red Road | North end:
Esplanade South end: Hastings (becomes Khidirpur Road) |
6 laned | Kolkata city | |||
Khidirpur Road | North end:
Hastings (becomes Red Road) South end: Khidirpur |
4 laned | Kolkata city | |||
Diamond Harbour Road | ![]() |
North end: Khidirpur (Merges with Khidirpur road) South end:
|
4 laned | Kolkata city and greater | ||
Netaji Subash Chandra Bose Road | ![]() |
North 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 |
Road/ avenue name | Part of | Endpoints | Laning | Length (km) | Region | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AJC Bose Road | East end:
Hastings West end: Park Circus |
4 laned | Kolkata city | |||
JBS Haldane Avenue | East end:
Park Circus West end: Dhapa |
6 laned | Kolkata city | |||
Rashbehari Avenue | East end: Rashbehari West end: Ruby |
4 laned | Kolkata city | |||
Prince Anwar Shah Road and Kalikapur Road extension | East end:
Tollygunge West end: Kalikapur |
4 laned | Kolkata city | |||
Vivekananda Road | East end:
Girish Park West end: Manicktala |
4 laned | Kolkata city | |||
Maniktala Main Road | East end: Maniktala West end: Kakurgachi |
4 laned | Kolkata city | |||
Beleghata Main Road | East end:
Sealdah West end: Beleghata |
2 laned | Kolkata city | |||
Taratala Road | East end:
Garden Reach West end: Taratala Xing |
2-4 laned | Kolkata city | |||
MG Road | East end:
Burrabazar West end: Sealdah |
4 laned | Kolkata city | |||
Southern Avenue | East end: Rashbehari West end: Golpark |
4 laned | Kolkata city |
Road/ avenue name | Part of | Route | Laning | Length (km) | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Biswa Bangla Sarani | Haldiram (merges with VIP Road) to Garia | 6 laned | 33 | ||
Kalyani Expressway | Nimta to Kalyani | 6 laned | |||
Kona Expressway | ![]() |
Vidyasagar Setu to Nibra through Santragachi | 4 laned | ||
Belghoria Expressway | ![]() ![]() |
Dakshineswar to Rajchandrapur | 4 laned | 16 | |
Barrackpore Trunk Road | ![]() ![]() |
Dakshineswar to Barrackpore | 6 laned | ||
Budge Budge Trunk Road | Taratala to Budge Budge | 4 laned from
Taratala to
Batanagar 2 laned from Batanagar to Budge Budge |
[3] |
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 km [1] while the city proper has road network of 1850 km. [2] The following is a list of famous roads, streets and avenues in the Kolkata ( greater).
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 Baruipur |
32 | Kolkata city and greater | |
Chittaranjan Avenue/ Central Avenue | North end:
Sovabazar (becomes Jatindra Mahan Avenue) South end: Esplanade (becomes Chowringhee Road) |
6 laned | Kolkata city | |||
Chowringhee Road | North end:
Esplanade (becomes
Chittaranjan Avenue) South end: Bhawanipur (becomes Ashutosh Mukherjee Road) |
6-8 laned | Kolkata city | |||
Ashutosh Mukherjee Road and Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Road | North end:
Bhawanipur (becomes
Chowringhee Road) South end: Tollygunge (becomes Mahanayak Uttam Kumar Sarani) |
4-6 laned | Kolkata city | |||
Mahanayak Uttam Kumar Sarani | North end:
Tollygunge (becomes Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Road) South end: Haridevpur |
6-8 laned | Kolkata city | |||
AJC Bose Road & APC Road | ![]() |
North end:
Ballygunge South end: Jadavpur |
6 laned | Kolkata city | ||
Gariahat Road | ![]() |
North end:
Jadavpur South end: South Kolkata |
4-6 laned | Kolkata city | ||
Raja SC Mullick Road | ![]() |
North end:
Jadavpur South end: Garia |
4 laned | Kolkata city | ||
Jessore Road | North end:
South end: Shyambazar |
2-4 laned | Kolkata city and greater | |||
Strand Road | North end:
Sovabazar South end: Hastings |
2-4 laned upto Babughat and then 6 laned | Kolkata city | |||
Red Road | North end:
Esplanade South end: Hastings (becomes Khidirpur Road) |
6 laned | Kolkata city | |||
Khidirpur Road | North end:
Hastings (becomes Red Road) South end: Khidirpur |
4 laned | Kolkata city | |||
Diamond Harbour Road | ![]() |
North end: Khidirpur (Merges with Khidirpur road) South end:
|
4 laned | Kolkata city and greater | ||
Netaji Subash Chandra Bose Road | ![]() |
North 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 |
Road/ avenue name | Part of | Endpoints | Laning | Length (km) | Region | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AJC Bose Road | East end:
Hastings West end: Park Circus |
4 laned | Kolkata city | |||
JBS Haldane Avenue | East end:
Park Circus West end: Dhapa |
6 laned | Kolkata city | |||
Rashbehari Avenue | East end: Rashbehari West end: Ruby |
4 laned | Kolkata city | |||
Prince Anwar Shah Road and Kalikapur Road extension | East end:
Tollygunge West end: Kalikapur |
4 laned | Kolkata city | |||
Vivekananda Road | East end:
Girish Park West end: Manicktala |
4 laned | Kolkata city | |||
Maniktala Main Road | East end: Maniktala West end: Kakurgachi |
4 laned | Kolkata city | |||
Beleghata Main Road | East end:
Sealdah West end: Beleghata |
2 laned | Kolkata city | |||
Taratala Road | East end:
Garden Reach West end: Taratala Xing |
2-4 laned | Kolkata city | |||
MG Road | East end:
Burrabazar West end: Sealdah |
4 laned | Kolkata city | |||
Southern Avenue | East end: Rashbehari West end: Golpark |
4 laned | Kolkata city |
Road/ avenue name | Part of | Route | Laning | Length (km) | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Biswa Bangla Sarani | Haldiram (merges with VIP Road) to Garia | 6 laned | 33 | ||
Kalyani Expressway | Nimta to Kalyani | 6 laned | |||
Kona Expressway | ![]() |
Vidyasagar Setu to Nibra through Santragachi | 4 laned | ||
Belghoria Expressway | ![]() ![]() |
Dakshineswar to Rajchandrapur | 4 laned | 16 | |
Barrackpore Trunk Road | ![]() ![]() |
Dakshineswar to Barrackpore | 6 laned | ||
Budge Budge Trunk Road | Taratala to Budge Budge | 4 laned from
Taratala to
Batanagar 2 laned from Batanagar to Budge Budge |
[3] |