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Chittaranjan Avenue
Road in Kolkata, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chittaranjan Avenue, more commonly C.R. Avenue (Formerly Central Avenue), a principal north-south thoroughfare in Central-North Kolkata. It starts from Beadon Street (Dani Ghosh Sarani/Abhedananda Road) crossing (Girish Park) in the north and ends at Chowringhee Road-Bentinck Street Junction (Esplanade) in the south. The road is renamed after Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das, a nationalist politician and freedom-fighter of India.[1] North of Beadon Street crossing, Chittaranjan Avenue becomes Jatindra Mohan Avenue.[2]
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C.R. Avenue | |
![]() Chittaranjan Avenue in Kolkata, captured from MG Road crossing | |
Former name(s) | Central Avenue |
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Maintained by | Kolkata Municipal Corporation |
Location | Kolkata, India |
Postal code | 700006, 700007, 700012, 700072 |
Nearest Kolkata Metro station | Girish Park, MG Road, Central, Chandni Chowk, Esplanade |
north end | Girish Park |
south end | Esplanade |
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