| MG Road | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:A_view_of_Burrabazar_and_Mahatma_Gandhi_Road.jpg) Mahatma Gandhi Road in Burrabazar | |
| Former name(s) | Harrison Road |
|---|---|
| Maintained by | Kolkata Municipal Corporation |
| Location | Kolkata, India |
| Postal code | 700007, 700009 |
| Nearest Kolkata Metro station | MG Road and Sealdah |
| Coordinates | 22°27′40″N 88°19′46″E / 22.461062°N 88.329451°E |
| west end | Howrah Bridge |
| east end | Sealdah Station |
Mahatma Gandhi Road or M.G. Road, formerly known as Harrison Road,[1] is a principal East-West thoroughfare in Kolkata (Previously known as Calcutta), the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. M.G. Road makes the boundary of North and Central Kolkata.[2] In 1889 this was the first street of the city to be lit by electricity.
- ^ Nripati Ghoshal (May 2006). Odyssey of an Indian Bureaucrat. iUniverse. pp. 17–. ISBN 978-0-595-34753-7. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ Sarina Singh (15 September 2010). Lonely Planet India. Lonely Planet. pp. 506–. ISBN 978-1-74220-347-8. Retrieved 9 June 2013.