B.B. Ganguly Street | |
Former name(s) | Bowbazar Street |
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Maintained by | Kolkata Municipal Corporation |
Location | Kolkata, India |
Postal code | 700012, 700014 |
Nearest Kolkata Metro station | Mahakaran (under construction), Central and Sealdah |
Coordinates | 22°34′11.19″N 88°21′28.52″E / 22.5697750°N 88.3579222°E |
west end | Lalbazar |
east end | Sealdah |
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.