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

Kolkata

Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...

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Stretch

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

Shobhabazar

Shobhabazar is a neighbourhood in north Kolkata, earlier known as Calcutta, in the Indian state of West Bengal.-History:...

 in the northern side.

Significance

The road is arterial in maintaining north-central connection in Kolkata

Kolkata

Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...

. The road is always busy. A major portion of the Kolkata Metro

Kolkata Metro

The Kolkata Metro or Calcutta Metro is a mass rapid transit system serving the city of Kolkata and the districts of South 24 Parganas and North 24 Parganas in Indian state of West Bengal. The network consists of one operational line and five lines currently under construction...

 runs beneath this road. Several important places are in this road, like Sovabazar, Sonagachi

Sonagachi

Sonagachi is the largest red-light district in kolkata,, India and one of the largest in Asia. It is an area with several hundred multi-story brothels and some 10,000 sex workers...

, Girish Park, Jorasanko

Jorasanko

Jorasanko is a neighbourhood in north Kolkata. It is so called because of the two wooden or bamboo bridges that spanned a small stream at this point.-History:...

, Mahajati Sadan, M.G.Road

Mahatma Gandhi Road, Kolkata

Mahatma Gandhi Road, more commonly M.G. Road, is a principal East-West thoroughfare in north Kolkata , the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal.-Stretch:...

 crossing, Medical College, Central, Bowbazar

Bowbazar

Bowbazar is a neighbourhood and police stationin central Kolkata, earlier known as Calcutta, in the Indian state of West Bengal...

, 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

Chittaranjan Das

Chittaranjan Das was an eminent Bengali lawyer and a major figure in the Indian independence movement.-Personal life:...

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