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.
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  • 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.

Photo: Tirthankar Maiti, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also known as Howrah Junction, is a major railway station of , which not only connects the city to the rest of , but also acts as a major stopover to connect different destinations of and beyond.

Reservoir
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, also called the Tank Square or Dalhousie Square is a man-made water tank in Kolkata, India.

Church
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is the oldest Protestant Church, and the second oldest church in . The Church is situated at R. N Mukherjee Road in Kolkata, in the Indian state of . is situated 110 metres east of Mahakaran.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include B. B. D. Bagh and Esplanade.

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, short of Benoy-Badal-Dinesh Bagh, is the colonial-era precinct of . Formerly known as Dalhousie Square or simply Dalhousie, the precinct takes a visitor back to the British Raj era with nostalgic overtones.

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is the modern heart of , combining colonial-era buildings with modern developments. It serves as the city's new central business district and is preferred by major businesses, particularly along Chowringhee Road.

Bowbazar and College Street are two adjacent neighbourhoods in Central Kolkata. College Street, also known as baipāṝā, is a 900 m long street, where you can trace many out-of-print books at throw-away prices, with a little patience.

Mahakaran

Latitude
22.57148° or 22° 34′ 17″ north
Longitude
88.35043° or 88° 21′ 2″ east
Open location code
7MJCH9C2+H5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 535333517
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q30632550
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to French—“Mahakaran” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “মহাকরণ মেট্রো স্টেশন”
  • French: “Mahakaran”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include B.B.D. Bag and Saint Andrew’s Protestant Church.

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