East Kolkata
East Kolkata (পূর্ব কলকাতা Pūrba Kalkātā) consists of the new growth areas on the eastern fringe of Kolkata.
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East Kolkata is bordered with North Kolkata by the Beleghata Canal, and South Kolkata by the Sealdah South line. It covers planned towns and localities like Salt Lake, New Town, Lake Town, Dum Dum Park and Patuli, as well as the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass (EM Bypass) corridor. Luxury hotels, convention centres, specialty hospitals, condominium complexes, malls and multiplexes have emerged at a rapid pace in this region since the city's economic boom of the 1990s.
Wikivoyage divides East Kolkata into the following:
| EM Bypass The arterial road of East Kolkata, dotted with major hotels, hospitals, business parks, residential blocks, and other high-end construction and development. |
| Northeast (Beleghata, Dum Dum Park, Kankurgachi, Lake Town, Narkelbagan, Ultadanga) One of the earliest planned towns of West Bengal, and home to Kolkata's IT hub. The Salt Lake Stadium and the Kolkata Book Fair are major crowd pullers of the area, and the Nalban water body provides an escape from the bustling city life. |
| Rajarhat-New Town One of the newest sections of the metropolis, with a stark contrast to the old town of North Kolkata. Contains business clusters like Bengal Silicon Valley and FinTech Hub, as well as natural attractions like Eco Park. |
| Salt Lake (Bidhannagar) One of the earliest planned towns of West Bengal, and home to Kolkata's IT hub. The Salt Lake Stadium and the Kolkata Book Fair are major crowd pullers of the area, and the Nalban water body provides an escape from the bustling city life. |
The following areas are of special note:
- Biswa Bangla Sarani (বিশ্ব বাংলা সরণি Biśba Bāṁlā Saraṇi, literally "World Bengal Street") — the official name of the stretch of road from Kolkata Airport to Kamalgazi, comprising the main road of New Town, as well as the EM Bypass from Chingrighata onwards. Many map services label only the New Town stretch as "Biswa Bangla Sarani", with a few covering the EM Bypass part as well.
Get in
[edit]By metro
[edit]East Kolkata is served by Green 2 and Orange 6 lines. The Green Line has stops at Bengal Chemical, Salt Lake Stadium and Phoolbagan, whereas the Orange Line has stops at Hemanta Mukhopadhyay, VIP Bazar, Ritwik Ghatak, Barun Sengupta and Beleghata.
By local train
[edit]Bidhannagar Road Circular is covers Ultadanga, Salt Lake and Lake Town areas.