Chittaranjan Avenue

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. North of Beadon Street crossing, Chittaranjan Avenue becomes Jatindra Mohan Avenue.

Chittaranjan Avenue
C.R. Avenue
Chittaranjan Avenue in Kolkata, captured from MG Road crossing
Former name(s)Central Avenue
Maintained byKolkata Municipal Corporation
LocationKolkata, India
Postal code700006, 700007, 700012, 700072
Nearest Kolkata Metro stationGirish Park, MG Road, Central, Chandni Chowk, Esplanade
north endGirish Park
south endEsplanade
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