Kolkata (greater) is home to the second largest road network in India, only after New Delhi. As of 2022, total road network in the city's metropolitan area is 4018 km[1] while the city proper has road network of 1850 km.[2] The following is a list of major roads, streets and avenues in the Kolkata (greater).
This list covers major North-South roads in the Kolkata city proper as well as in Kolkata Metropolitan Area.
| Road/ avenue name | Part of | Endpoints | Laning | Length (km) | Region | Ref(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern metropolitan bypass | North end: Ultadanga (becomes VIP Road) South end: | 6-8 laned from Ultadanga to Kamalgachi 4 laned from Kamalgachi to Baruipur | 32 | Kolkata city and greater | |||
| Chittaranjan Avenue/ Central Avenue | North end: Sovabazar (becomes Jatindra Mahan Avenue) South end: Esplanade (becomes Chowringhee Road) | 6 laned | Kolkata city | ||||
| Chowringhee Road | North end: Esplanade (becomes Chittaranjan Avenue) South end: Bhawanipur (becomes Ashutosh Mukherjee Road) | 6-8 laned | Kolkata city | ||||
| Ashutosh Mukherjee Road and Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Road | North end: Bhawanipur (becomes Chowringhee Road) South end: Tollygunge (becomes Mahanayak Uttam Kumar Sarani) | 4-6 laned | Kolkata city | ||||
| Mahanayak Uttam Kumar Sarani | North end: Tollygunge (becomes Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Road) South end: Haridevpur | 6-8 laned | Kolkata city | ||||
| AJC Bose Road & APC Road | North end: Ballygunge South end: Jadavpur | 6 laned | Kolkata city | ||||
| Gariahat Road | North end: Jadavpur South end: South Kolkata | 4-6 laned | Kolkata city | ||||
| Raja SC Mullick Road | North end: Jadavpur South end: Garia | 4 laned | Kolkata city | ||||
| Jessore Road | North end: South end: Shyambazar | 2-4 laned | Kolkata city and greater | ||||
| Strand Road | North end:Sovabazar South end: Hastings | 2-4 laned upto Babughat and then 6 laned | Kolkata city | ||||
| Red Road | North end: Esplanade South end: Hastings (becomes Khidirpur Road) | 6 laned | Kolkata city | ||||
| Khidirpur Road | North end: Hastings (becomes Red Road) South end: Khidirpur | 4 laned | Kolkata city | ||||
| Diamond Harbour Road | North end: Khidirpur (Merges with Khidirpur road) South end: | 4 laned | Kolkata city and greater | ||||
| Netaji Subash Chandra Bose Road | North end: Tollygunge (becomes Mahanayak Uttam Kumar Sarani) South end: | 2 laned | Kolkata city | Kolkata city and greater | |||
| Sarat Bose Road | North end:Minto Park South end: Lake Gardens | 4 laned | 3.5 | Kolkata city |
| Road/ avenue name | Part of | Endpoints | Laning | Length (km) | Region | Ref(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AJC Bose Road | East end: Hastings West end: Park Circus | 4 laned | Kolkata city | ||||
| JBS Haldane Avenue | East end: Park Circus West end: Dhapa | 6 laned | Kolkata city | ||||
| Rashbehari Avenue | East end: Rashbehari West end: Ruby | 4 laned | Kolkata city | ||||
| Prince Anwar Shah Road and Kalikapur Road extension | East end: Tollygunge West end: Kalikapur | 4 laned | Kolkata city | ||||
| Vivekananda Road | East end: Girish Park West end: Manicktala | 4 laned | Kolkata city | ||||
| Maniktala Main Road | East end: Maniktala West end: Kakurgachi | 4 laned | Kolkata city | ||||
| Beleghata Main Road | East end: Sealdah West end: Beleghata | 2 laned | Kolkata city | ||||
| Taratala Road | East end: Garden Reach West end: Taratala Xing | 2-4 laned | Kolkata city | ||||
| MG Road | East end: Burrabazar West end: Sealdah | 4 laned | Kolkata city | ||||
| Southern Avenue | East end: Rashbehari West end: Golpark | 4 laned | Kolkata city |
| Road/ avenue name | Part of | Route | Laning | Length (km) | Ref(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haldiram (merges with VIP Road) to Garia | 6 laned | 33 | ||||
| Kalyani Expressway | 6 laned | |||||
| Kona Expressway | Vidyasagar Setu to Nibra through Santragachi | 4 laned | ||||
| Belghoria Expressway | | Dakshineswar to Rajchandrapur | 4 laned | 16 | ||
| Barrackpore Trunk Road | | Dakshineswar to Barrackpore | 6 laned | |||
| Budge Budge Trunk Road | Taratala to Budge Budge | 4 laned from Taratala to Batanagar 2 laned from Batanagar to Budge Budge | [3] |