Mahakaran
Mahakaran, is a metro station on Green Line of Kolkata Metro, located in B.B.D. Bagh. There are many British heritage buildings near the station with the Lal Dighi adjoining it.Photo: Tarunsamanta, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: metro station in Kolkata, India
- Also known as: “Mahakaran metro station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Howrah Station and Lal Dighi.
Howrah Station
Photo: Tirthankar Maiti, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Howrah Station, also known as Howrah Junction, is a major railway station of Kolkata, which not only connects the city to the rest of India, but also acts as a major stopover to connect different destinations of West Bengal and beyond.
Lal Dighi
Reservoir
Photo: Rangan Datta Wiki, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lal Dighi, also called the Tank Square or Dalhousie Square is a man-made water tank in Kolkata, India.
Old Mission Church
Church
Photo: Pinakpani, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Old Mission Church is the oldest Protestant Church, and the second oldest church in Kolkata. The Church is situated at R. N Mukherjee Road in Kolkata, in the Indian state of West Bengal. Old Mission Church is situated 110 metres east of Mahakaran.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include BBD Bagh and Esplanade.
BBD Bagh
Photo: Rangan Datta Wiki, CC BY-SA 4.0.
BBD Bagh, short of Benoy-Badal-Dinesh Bagh, is the colonial-era precinct of Kolkata. Formerly known as Dalhousie Square or simply Dalhousie, the precinct takes a visitor back to the British Raj era with nostalgic overtones.
Esplanade
Photo: Gangulybiswarup, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Esplanade, the modern heart of Kolkata is the city's central business district as well as a major transport and shopping hub.
Bowbazar
Suburb
Bowbazar, also spelt Boubazar; formerly known as Bahubazar) is a neighbourhood of Central Kolkata, in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Mahakaran
- Categories: metro station and underground station
- Location: Kolkata, West Bengal, Eastern India, India, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
22.57148° or 22° 34′ 17″ northLongitude
88.35043° or 88° 21′ 2″ eastOpen location code
7MJCH9C2+H5OpenStreetMap ID
way 535333517OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q30632550
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Urdu—“Mahakaran” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “মহাকরণ মেট্রো স্টেশন”
- French: “Mahakaran”
- Urdu: “مہاکرن میٹرو اسٹیشن”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include B.B.D. Bag and Saint Andrew’s Protestant Church.
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