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Bepin Behari Ganguly Street

Coordinates: 22°34′11.19″N 88°21′28.52″E / 22.5697750°N 88.3579222°E / 22.5697750; 88.3579222
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Bepin Behari Ganguly Street
B.B. Ganguly Street
Former name(s)Bowbazar Street
Maintained byKolkata Municipal Corporation
LocationKolkata, India
Postal code700012, 700014
Nearest Kolkata Metro stationMahakaran(under construction), Central and Sealdah(under construction)
Coordinates22°34′11.19″N 88°21′28.52″E / 22.5697750°N 88.3579222°E / 22.5697750; 88.3579222
west endLalbazar
east endSealdah

Bepin Behari Ganguly Street, or B.B. Ganguly Street, formerly known as Bow Bazar Street or Bowbazar Street is an east-west road in Central Kolkata, capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. It passes through Bowbazar area and connects Baithakkhana Market (Sealdah) and Sealdah Station with Bentinck Street/Rabindra Sarani crossing (Lalbazar) via Amherst Street crossing, Nirmal Chandra Street/College Street crossing and Central Avenue crossing. West of Bentinck Street crossing, B.B. Ganguly Street becomes Lalbazar Street.[1] This road's name is a tribute for Bepin Behari Ganguly, a famous freedom-fighter and politician of India.

Significance

Bepin Behari Ganguly Street

The multitude of commuters who deport train at Sealdah Station (from Kolkata Suburban Railway) use this road to reach Lalbazar and B.B.D. Bagh (the central business district of the city) easily. The eastern portion of the road (just after its starting from Sealdah) is very congested due to the location of Baithakkhana Market (a vegetable wholesale market). The road is one-way, traffic runs from the direction of Sealdah towards Lalbazar and B.B.D. Bagh.

B.B. Ganguly Street and Nirmal Chandra Street Junction

See also

  • Bowbazar, a neighbourhood in Kolkata, India

References

  1. ^ Google maps