Mahatma Gandhi Road (Kolkata)
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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.
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MG Road | |
Former name(s) | Harrison Road |
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Maintained by | Kolkata Municipal Corporation |
Location | Kolkata, India |
Postal code | 700007, 700009 |
Nearest Kolkata Metro station | MG Road and Sealdah |
Coordinates | 22.461062°N 88.329451°E / 22.461062; 88.329451 |
west end | Howrah Bridge |
east end | Sealdah Station |
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