Vivekananda Road

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Vivekananda Road is a major east–west thoroughfare in Kolkata which connects Maniktala with Jorasanko. To the West of Maniktala Police Station, Maniktala Main Road becomes Vivekananda Road. The name of the road is a tribute to Swami Vivekananda's Ancestral House which is located near Bidhan Sarani Crossing.^[1]

Key Information

Maintained by	Kolkata Municipal Corporation
Location	Kolkata, India
Postal code	700006, 700007
Nearest Kolkata Metro station	Girish Park
west end	Ganesh Talkies
east end	Maniktala Police Station
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Vivekananda Road consists of several important places, such as APC Road crossing, Amherst Street crossing, Bidhan Sarani crossing, Chittaranjan Avenue crossing and Rabindra Sarani crossing.

On 31 March 2016, a flyover under construction on Vivekananda Road near Girish Park in Burrabazar collapsed, killing 22 people and trapping hundreds.^[2]

1. ^ "Swami Vivekananda's Ancestral House and Cultural Centre". Ramkrishna Mission. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
2. ^ "22 killed, scores trapped, after Kolkata flyover comes crashing down". Hindustan Times. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.

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