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Former name(s) | Chowringhee Road |
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Maintained by | Kolkata Municipal Corporation |
Location | Kolkata, India |
Postal code | 700013, 700016, 700071, 700087 |
Nearest Kolkata Metro station | Esplanade, Park Street, Maidan and Rabindra Sadan |
north end | Esplanade |
south end | Rabindra Sadan (Exide More) |
Chowringhee Road (also spelt Chourangi Road), located in the Chowringhee neighbourhood of Kolkata, is the arterial road running from the eastern fringes of Esplanade southwards up to the crossing with Lower Circular Road (AJC Bose Road), in the city of Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is the single most important road of the metropolis of Kolkata. It was officially renamed as Jawaharlal Nehru Road after Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister, but the original name Chowringhee Road is used commonly.