Grey Street (Road)
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Grey Street - one of the oldest roads in then Calcutta (now Kolkata
) & the road is renamed as Aurobinda Sarani.
This road joins the Acharya Prafulla Chandra Rd (Upper Circular Rd) with Rabindra Sarani (Chitpur Rd). It originates at Ultadanga
, known as ultadanga Main Rd, changes to Aurobinda Sarani at Khanna Cinema crossing, A. P. C. Road, continues eastwards, crossing Bidhan Sarani, Jatindra Mohan Avenue, and changes into Shobhabazar Street at Rabindra Sarani Crossing. This is a very busy road, consisting of one of Kolkata's biggest markets, the Hatibagan Market, at Bidhan Sarani Crossing. It has a number of buses, autos, taxis plying through it. It also has a tram service from Hatibagan, Bidhan Sarani to Rabindra Sarani, with trams of two routes (No. 4 Belgacchia- B.B.D. Bag via chitpur & No. 10 Shyambazar- B.B.D. Bag via chitpur). It can be considered as one of Kolkata's most congested narrow main roads.
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 renamed as Aurobinda Sarani.
This road joins the Acharya Prafulla Chandra Rd (Upper Circular Rd) with Rabindra Sarani (Chitpur Rd). It originates at Ultadanga
Ultadanga
Ultadanga is perhaps one of the most crowded junctions in Kolkata. The place is located at the north-eastern fringe of the city at a close proximity to the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Airport Kolkata Airport and marks the limit of Kolkata District. The area is very well-connected with the rest of...
, known as ultadanga Main Rd, changes to Aurobinda Sarani at Khanna Cinema crossing, A. P. C. Road, continues eastwards, crossing Bidhan Sarani, Jatindra Mohan Avenue, and changes into Shobhabazar Street at Rabindra Sarani Crossing. This is a very busy road, consisting of one of Kolkata's biggest markets, the Hatibagan Market, at Bidhan Sarani Crossing. It has a number of buses, autos, taxis plying through it. It also has a tram service from Hatibagan, Bidhan Sarani to Rabindra Sarani, with trams of two routes (No. 4 Belgacchia- B.B.D. Bag via chitpur & No. 10 Shyambazar- B.B.D. Bag via chitpur). It can be considered as one of Kolkata's most congested narrow main roads.