VIP Road (officially Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue) is a major thoroughfare connecting the city of

Kolkata Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...

with Dumdum/Kolkata Airport. Located in the North-Eastern outskirts of the city, it was built in 1962 to provide speedy connection with the city and its sole airport. VIP Road is part of State Highway 3. To reduce traffic jams especially in the crossings of Kestopur and Baguiati, a flyover is constructed over the stretch between Dum Dum Park and Raghunathpur, which opened in March 2015. Another flyover connecting VIP Road with

EM Bypass The Eastern Metropolitan Bypass (known simply as both ''E.M. Bypass'' and ''EM Bypass'') is a (Including Kamalgazi to Baruipur extension) major road on the east side of Kolkata. It connects Ultadanga (North Kolkata) to Baruipur Puratan Baz ...

was opened in 2011, reducing traffic bottlenecks at

Ultadanga Ultadanga is one of the most crowded junctions in Kolkata. The place is located at the north-eastern fringe of the city and marks the limit of Kolkata district. Prominent places in Ultadanga are Telenga Bagan and Muchi Bazar. Etymology Ultad ...

crossing. This road is renamed after

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, a famous Bengali poet from India.

Description

* VIP Road runs from

(Hudco More) to

Jessore Road Jessore Road is a road connecting Shyambazar through Dum Dum, both neighbourhoods in Kolkata, India, to Jessore in Bangladesh. While the Dum Dum-Barasat sector is now part of NH 12, the Barasat-Petrapole sector is now part of NH 112. It cont ...

in Dum Dum, ending near the entrance of the DumDum/Kolkata Airport, the sole airport serving the metropolis. Several locations lie along this road, such as

, Lake Town,

Bangur Avenue Bangur Avenue is a locality in South Dumdum Municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is close to Kolkata and also a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). Transp ...

, Dum Dum Park, Kestopur, Baguiati, Teghoria and Kaikhali. In fact, the growth of VIP Road has facilitated the growth of these localities after independence. These localities have an extremely high population density. * The stretch of VIP Road to the north of Baguiati is home to numerous residential complexes, hotels and shopping malls. * VIP Road provides access to the planned township of

New Town New is an adjective referring to something recently made, discovered, or created. New or NEW may refer to: Music * New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz Albums and EPs * ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013 * ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator ...

via Rajarhat Main Road at Baguiati Jora Mandir and

Biswa Bangla Sarani Biswa Bangla Sarani is a 33 km long road in Kolkata Metropolitan Area, India. It starts from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport and ends at Garia Kamalgazi. The road passes through Kaikhali, Haldiram ( Teghoria), New Town, Sal ...

at Haldiram ( Teghoria). *

Belghoria Expressway Belghoria Expressway is a four-lane (including Dakshineswar to Rajchandrapur extension) long grade separated tolled expressway in the North Suburban fringes of Kolkata, West Bengal. It is a key arterial road, linking the terminal junction ...

, which provides access to NH 16 and NH 19, begins 2 km north of the junction with

. * VIP Road runs just north of

Salt Lake A salt lake or saline lake is a landlocked body of water that has a concentration of salts (typically sodium chloride) and other dissolved minerals significantly higher than most lakes (often defined as at least three grams of salt per litre) ...

Sector 1 and is well-connected to it by several footbridges and . Lake Town Footbridge leads to the part of Salt Lake from where one can easily reach 4 no tank. Similarly, the footbridge at Kestopur leads to Baishakhi bus stop in Salt Lake.

Landmarks

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* Eastern Paper Mills, Lake Town *

Kolkata Time Zone Tower Lake Town is a locality in South Dumdum Municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is close to Kolkata and also a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). Location ...

a 30 metre

Big Ben Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the Great Clock of Westminster, at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, England, and the name is frequently extended to refer also to the clock and the clock tower. The officia ...

replica, Lake Town * Famous Baguiati Bazaar *

Big Bazaar Big Bazaar was an Indian retail chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores. The retail chain was founded by Kishore Biyani under his parent organisation Future Group, which is known for having a significant prominen ...

, Baguiati * Bazaar Kolkata and Vishal Mega Mart, Baguiati * Haldiram Bhujiawala Pure Foods, Teghoria * 2CBPO Military Camp * Dumdum/Kolkata Airport

Legacy

VIP Road was renamed after the great revolutionary poet

In popular culture

Feluda Feluda, or Prodosh Chandra Mitra itter'', is a fictional detective, Private investigator created by famous Indian director and writer Satyajit Ray. Feluda resides at 21 Rajani Sen Road, Ballygunge, Calcutta, West Bengal. Feluda first made his ap ...

(aka Pradosh Chandra Mitter) and his friend Jatayu (aka Lal Mohon Ganguly) and Felu's cousin

Topshe Feluda, or Prodosh Chandra Mitra itter'', is a fictional detective, Private investigator created by famous Indian director and writer Satyajit Ray. Feluda resides at 21 Rajani Sen Road, Ballygunge, Calcutta, West Bengal. Feluda first made his ap ...

(aka Tapesh Ranjan Mitter) are seen in a taxi driving down VIP Road towards Dum Dum Airport in a taxi in the movie '' Bombaiyer Bombete''.

Alternate route

Another bypass route (

) to Dumdum/Kolkata Airport via

is created, which connects Haldirams on VIP Road to Chingrighata on

, passing through Salt Lake and New Town.

Gallery

File:North-eastern Ramp - Ultadanga Flyover - VIP Road - Kolkata 2016-08-04 5650.JPG, Ultadanga Flyover ending point, VIP Road, Dakshindari, Lake Town File:Haldiram's - Teghoria - Kolkata 2012-04-11 9423.JPG, Haldiram Bhujiawala Pure Foods, VIP Road, Teghoria File:VIP Road With Jessore Road Junction - Airport 1st Gate Area - Kolkata 2017-08-08 3969.JPG, VIP Road with

Junction,

Kolkata Airport Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport is an international airport located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, serving the Kolkata Metropolitan Area and is the aviation hub for eastern and northeastern India. It is located approximate ...

1st Gate Area

References

{{Kazi Nazrul Islam Roads in Kolkata Kazi Nazrul Islam State Highways in West Bengal