Girish Park
Neighbourhood in Kolkata in West Bengal, India
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Girish Park is a neighbourhood of North Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. it is named after famous Bengali Theatre personnel Girish Chandra Ghosh.[citation needed]
Girish Park | |
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Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta) | |
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  Girish Park Location in Kolkata | |
| Coordinates: 22.586461°N 88.362151°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| City | Kolkata |
| District | Kolkata |
| Metro Station | Girish Park |
| Municipal Corporation | Kolkata Municipal Corporation |
| KMC ward | 25 |
| Population | |
• Total | For population see linked KMC ward page |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Area code | +91 33 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kolkata Uttar |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Jorasanko |
Geography
Police district
Girish Park police station is part of the Central division of Kolkata Police. It is located at 138, Ram Dulal Sarkar Street, Kolkata-700006.[1]
Taltala Women police station covers all police districts under the jurisdiction of the Central division, i.e. Bowbazar, Burrabazar, Girish Park, Hare Street, Jorasanko, Muchipara, New Market, Taltala and Posta.[1]
Flyover collapse
In the Vivekananda flyover collapse, when a portion of the under-construction flyover collapsed in the Girish Park neighbourhood on 31 March 2016, 81 persons were killed and 205 injured.[2][3]
Transport
Road
Girish Park is the junction of Chittaranjan Avenue and Vivekananda Road. Beadon Street (Dani Ghosh Sarani/Abhedananda Road) also intersects Chittaranjan Avenue nearby. Many buses ply along these roads.[4]
WBTC Bus
- AC 54 (Rathtala - Howrah Stn)
- S 9A (Dunlop - Ballygunge Stn)
- E-32 (Nilgunge Depot - Howrah Stn)
- AC 54B (Barrackpore - Howrah Stn)
- AC 20 (Barrackpore - Santragachi)
- S 10 (Airport - Nabanna)
- S 17A (Dakshineswar - Kudghat)
- AC 40 (Airport - Howrah Maidan)
- S 11 (Barrackpore - Esplanade)
- S 57 (Ariadaha - Nabanna)
- S 32 (Barrackpore - Howrah Stn)
Train
Burra Bazar railway station and Sealdah Station are the nearest railway stations.
