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Kalyani Expressway (formerly known as Kalyani-Barrackpore-Dum Dum Expressway) is a 40-kilometre-long (25 mi), 4-6 laned, tolled expressway in the state of West Bengal, India. It connects Kolkata with its satellite city Kalyani.[1] The road starts from Nimta near Belghoria Expressway and ends in Kalyani of Kolkata metropolitan area. The road is developed by West Bengal Highway Development Corporation. As of 2024, it is being converted to 6 lane road till Muragacha and 4 lane from Muragacha to Kalyani by the KMDA.[2] The road is also being linked to Belghoria Expressway by an elevated corridor which is under construction as of 2024.[3]
Kalyani Expressway | |
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Route information | |
Maintained by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority | |
Length | 45 km (28 mi) |
Major junctions | |
South end | Nimta, Kolkata |
Barasat Road in Sodepur Nilgunj Road in Khardaha State Highway 2 in Barrackpore Kakinara - Rafipur Road in Kankinara Naihati - Habra Road in Naihati Halisahar - Malancha Road in Halisahar Kanchrapara - Haringhata Road in Kanchrapara State Highway 1 in Kalyani | |
North end | Kalyani, Nadia |
Location | |
Country | India |
States | West Bengal |
Districts | Nadia district, North 24 Parganas district |
Highway system | |
The road acts as a bypass avoiding the congested roads along the towns and cities, like Sodepur, Barrackpore, Naihati, which developed along the Hooghly River. The road has significantly brought down the communication time between the cities from two hours to one hour. The road has important connecting feeder roads with Sodepur, Barrackpore, Naihati, Barasat, Madhyamgram, Kankinara, Khardaha and Kanchrapara, apart from roads which connects other small towns and localities on the way. The road has intersection with State Highway 1 and State Highway 2 and connects with National Highway 12 at different places. An extension of Kalyani Expressway connects the State Highway 6 near Bansberia through Ishwar Gupta Setu over the Bhagirathi-Hooghly River.
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