VIP Road, Kolkata

VIP Road (officially Kazi Nazrul Islam Sarani) is a major thoroughfare connecting the city of Kolkata 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 was opened in 2011, reducing traffic bottlenecks at Ultadanga crossing. This road is renamed after Kazi Nazrul Islam, a famous bengali poet of India.

Kazi Nazrul Islam Sarani
Native nameকাজী নজরুল ইসলাম সরণি
Former name(s)VIP Road
Maintained byBidhannagar Municipal Corporation, South Dumdum Municipality and Kolkata Municipal Corporation
Length8.1 km (5.0 mi)
LocationGreater Kolkata (North 24 Parganas district and Kolkata district), India
Nearest Kolkata Metro stationBiman Bandar(under construction), VIP Road(under construction), Bengal Chemical
north endNetaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport Gate no. 1
south endUltadanga
Construction
Completion1962

Description
VIP Road
Jessore Road
Slip lane to Jessore Road
Toward Airport  Line 4 
Toward Biman bandar (Out of use)
Kolkata Airport Road
Slip lane to Kolkata Airport
Kaikhali Main Road
Tunnel toward Airport  Line 6 
VIP Service Road
Tegharia (Haldiram)  Line 2 
VIP Road  Line 6 
Kaikhali Bus Stand
Line 6 toward Kavi Subhash
Haldiram Crossing, toward Biswa Bangla Sarani
Haldiram flyover
Raghunathpur
Keshtopur-Baguiati flyover end
Rajarhat Road
Baguiati
Baguiati Main Road
Narayantala E/W Road
Bagjola Canal
Prafulla Kanan Road
Dum Dum Park
Keshtopur-Baguiati flyover start
 Line 2  toward Howrah Maidan
12C/2 Bus Stand
Bagur Avenue
VIP Service Road
Lake Town
Ultadanga flyover
Dakshindari
Slip lane to Saltlake
Keshtopur Canal
Canal Circular Road
Ultadanga Crossing
Westbound- Ultadanga Main Road
Southbound- CIT Road
  • VIP Road runs from Ultadanga (Hudco More) to Jessore Road 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 Ultadanga, Lake Town, Bangur Avenue, 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 enjoy extremely high density of population.
  • The stretch of VIP Road to the north of Baguiati are home to numerous residential complexes, hotels and shopping malls.
  • VIP Road provides access to the planned township of New Town via Rajarhat Main Road at Baguiati Jora Mandir and Biswa Bangla Sarani at Haldiram (Teghoria).
  • Belghoria Expressway, which provides access to NH 16 and NH 19, begins 2 km north of the junction with Jessore Road.
  • VIP Road runs just north of Salt Lake Sector 1 and is well connected to it by several footbridges and kheyas. Lake Town Footbridge will lead you to the part of Salt Lake from where you can easily reach 4 no tank. Similarly, the footbridge at Kestopur will lead you to Baishakhi bus stop in Salt Lake.

Landmarks
Big Ben Replica, Lake Town

Legacy

VIP Road was renamed after the great revolutionary poet Kazi Nazrul Islam.

Feluda (aka Pradosh Chandra Mitter) and his friend Jatayu (aka Lal Mohon Ganguly) and Felu's cousin Topshe (aka Tapesh Ranjan Mitter) are seen in a taxi driving down V.I.P Road towards Dum Dum Airport in a taxi in the movie Bombaiyer Bombete.

Alternate Route

Another bypass route (Biswa Bangla Sarani) to Dumdum/Kolkata Airport via New Town is created, which connects Haldirams on VIP Road to Chingrighata on EM Bypass, passing through Salt Lake & New Town.

Panorama of the Fly Over above VIP Road in the crossing of Baguiati. The right end of the flyover leads to Dum Dum Park, Bangur Avenue, Lake Town, Ultadanga and the left end leads to Raghunathpur, Teghoria, Kaikhali, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport.

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