Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road, earlier known as Lower Circular Road & its continuation northwards called Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road [Upper Circular Road] is the longest and the most important north-south thoroughfare in Kolkata

Kolkata

Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...

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Stretch and description

APC Road and AJC Bose Road taken together is the longest road in Kolkata.
APC Road emerges from the famous Shyambazar

Shyambazar

Shyambazar is a neighbourhood in north Kolkata, earlier known as Calcutta, in the Indian state of West Bengal. The area, under Shyampukur police station of Kolkata Police, has been, along with neighbouring Bagbazar, the citadel of the Bengali aristocracy, in a part of what was earlier known as...

 Five-Point Crossing (Paanch mathar more).
It then passes through Khanna Crossing, Beadon Street crossing, Manicktala Crossing, Rajabazar Crossing, MG Road Crossing

Mahatma Gandhi Road, Kolkata

Mahatma Gandhi Road, more commonly M.G. Road, is a principal East-West thoroughfare in north Kolkata , the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal.-Stretch:...

, Sealdah

Sealdah

Sealdah is one of the major train stations serving Kolkata in India, the others being Howrah Station, Shalimar Station and Kolkata Railway Station. Sealdah is one of the busiest rail stations in India and an important suburban rail terminal...

 Station and Vidyapati Flyover.

After passing Vidyapati flyover, it is known as AJC Bose Road, which passes through Moulali Crossing, Ripon Sreet Crossing, Elliot Rd. Crossing, Park Street

Park Street

Park Street may refer to:* Park Street, Boston, Massachusetts, USA** Park Street , Boston, USA* Park Street, Hertfordshire, England** Park Street railway station in Hertfordshire* Park Street, Kolkata, India* Park Street, Bristol, England...

 Crossing, Shakespeare Sarani Crossing, Circus Avenue Crossing, Ballygunge

Ballygunge

Ballygunge is an upmarket and elite locality in South Kolkata, India. It is flanked by Park Circus in the north, Kasba and the Eastern Railway south suburban line in the east, Dhakuria and the Lakes in the south, and the localities of Bhowanipore and Lansdowne in the west...

 Circular Rd Crossing, Lansdowne Crossing (Minto Park

Minto Park

Minto Park is a park in downtown Ottawa, Canada. It occupies a full city block, meeting Elgin Street on its west side, Gilmour Street on the north, Cartier Street on the east, and Lewis Street on the south...

), Camac Street Crossing, Lee Road Crossing, Chowringhee

Chowringhee

Chowringhee is a neighbourhood in central Kolkata, earlier known as Calcutta, in the Indian state of West Bengal. Jawaharlal Nehru Road runs on its western side...

 Crossing or Exide Crossing, Cathedral Road Crossing (Nandan

Nandan

Nandan may refer to:*Nandan, Hyōgo, a town in Mihara District, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan*Nandan , a cultural center in Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal*Meera Nandan , an Indian actress*Satya Nandan, a diplomat and lawyer...

 & Rabindra Sadan

Rabindra Sadan

Rabindra Sadan is a cultural centre and theatre in Calcutta, located near the Nandan cinema and cultural complex and the Academy of Fine Arts on AJC Bose Road in South Kolkata. Construction began on 5 August 1961 and ended October 1967...

 on one side), Victoria Memorial, D L Khan Road Crossing, Alipore

Alipore

Alipore is headquarters of South 24 Parganas district and a neighbourhood in South Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal.Alipore, Kolkata, not to be confused with Alipore, Gujarat, is one of the poshest and costliest localities in Kolkata, along with the area Ballygunge...

 Road Crossing, Kolkata Race Course

Kolkata Race Course

Kolkata Race Course in Kolkata , India is one of the largest horse race venues in India. The race course was built in the year 1820 and was maintained by the Royal Calcutta Turf Club....

 on one side and finally finishes its journey at Strand Road

Strand Road

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 - Hastings

Hastings

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 Crossing. From the Point of Circus Avenue Crossing till the Victoria Memorial, the Road runs below the "AJC Bose Flyover", which is the longest flyover in the City till date at 2.9 kms long, connecting Park Circus till Victoria Memorial.

Landmarks

• Shyambazar
  Shyambazar
  Shyambazar is a neighbourhood in north Kolkata, earlier known as Calcutta, in the Indian state of West Bengal. The area, under Shyampukur police station of Kolkata Police, has been, along with neighbouring Bagbazar, the citadel of the Bengali aristocracy, in a part of what was earlier known as...
  
   Five-Point
• Khanna Cinema
• Bangiya Sahitya Parishad
• Central Blood Bank
• Bose Institute
  Bose Institute
  Bose Institute is a research institute in the fields of Physics, Chemistry, Plant biology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Biophysics, Animal physiology, Immunotechnology and Environmental science. The institute was established in 1917 by Acharya Jagdish Chandra Bose, who was the founder of modern...
  
  
• Calcuta Deaf School
• Rajabazar Science College
• Dr. M N Chatterjee Eye Hospital & Ayurvedic College (UG) and Hospital
• Victoria Institution
• ESI Hospital
• Vidyapati flyover
• Sealdah
  Sealdah
  Sealdah is one of the major train stations serving Kolkata in India, the others being Howrah Station, Shalimar Station and Kolkata Railway Station. Sealdah is one of the busiest rail stations in India and an important suburban rail terminal...
  
   Railway Terminus
• Nil Ratan Sarkar Medical College and Hospital
  Nil Ratan Sarkar Medical College and Hospital
  Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital is a medical teaching institution and hospital in Kolkata , the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. It was previously known as Campbell Hospital.-History:...
  
  
• Dr.R.Ahmed Dental College & Hospital
• Mother Teresa
  Mother Teresa
  Mother Teresa , born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu , was a Roman Catholic nun of Albanian ethnicity and Indian citizenship, who founded the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India, in 1950...
  
  's Shishu Bhavan
• St James' School
• Pratt Memorial school
• Mother House, Missionaries of Charity
  Missionaries of Charity
  Missionaries of Charity is a Roman Catholic religious congregation established in 1950 by Mother Teresa of Calcutta, which consists of over 4,500 sisters and is active in 133 countries...
  
  
• Roman Catholic Cemetery
• Scottish Church Cemetery
• INK
  Ink
  Ink is a liquid or paste that contains pigments and/or dyes and is used to color a surface to produce an image, text, or design. Ink is used for drawing and/or writing with a pen, brush, or quill...
  
  
• Tulip Inn Hotel
• La Martiniere School
  La Martiniere Calcutta
  La Martiniere Calcutta comprises two separate private schools in Kolkata, India. The schools were established in accordance with the will of Major General Claude Martin in 1836. They are day schools although they both have a small number of boarders...
  
   for Boys & Girls
• Minto Park
  Minto Park
  Minto Park is a park in downtown Ottawa, Canada. It occupies a full city block, meeting Elgin Street on its west side, Gilmour Street on the north, Cartier Street on the east, and Lewis Street on the south...
  
  
• Hotel Hindustan International (HHI
  HHI
  HHI is an abbreviation for*Household income*Herfindahl-Hirschman index*Habitat for Humanity International*Hilton Head Island, South Carolina*Hillcrest Heights InstituteAnd is also used by two companies:*Hopewell Highway Infrastructure Ltd...
  
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• St Joseph's Home
• Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose College
• Nehru Children's Museum
• The Calcutta Club
• Nandan
  Nandan (Kolkata)
  Nandan is a government sponsored centre in Calcutta, India for facilitating film awareness and includes a few comparatively large screens housed in an impressively architectured building. It shares its site with the Rabindra Sadan cultural centre. The complex, besides being a modern cinema and...
  
  
• Rabindra Sadan
  Rabindra Sadan
  Rabindra Sadan is a cultural centre and theatre in Calcutta, located near the Nandan cinema and cultural complex and the Academy of Fine Arts on AJC Bose Road in South Kolkata. Construction began on 5 August 1961 and ended October 1967...
  
  
• Kolkata Race Course
  Kolkata Race Course
  Kolkata Race Course in Kolkata , India is one of the largest horse race venues in India. The race course was built in the year 1820 and was maintained by the Royal Calcutta Turf Club....
  
  
• SSKM Hospital
• Dr. B. C. Roy Post Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Sciences

Legacy

Named after the world's greats Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose

Jagdish Chandra Bose

Acharya Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose, CSI, CIE, FRS was a Bengali polymath: a physicist, biologist, botanist, archaeologist, as well as an early writer of science fiction...

 & Acharya Prafulla Chandra Roy.