Chittaranjan Avenue, Kolkata
| C.R. Avenue | |
| Former name | Central Avenue |
|---|---|
| Maintained by | Kolkata Municipal Corporation |
| Location | Kolkata, India |
| Postal code | 700006, 700007, 700012, 700072 |
| Nearest Kolkata Metro station | |
| north end | Girish Park |
| south end | Esplanade |
Chittaranjan Avenue, commonly C.R. Avenue (Formerly known as Central Avenue) is a principal north-south thoroughfare in Central-North Kolkata. It starts from Beadon Street (Dani Ghosh Sarani/Abhedananda Road) crossing (Girish Park) in the north and ends at Chowringhee Road-Bentinck Street Junction (Esplanade) in the south. The road is renamed after Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das, a nationalist politician and freedom-fighter of India. North of Beadon Street crossing, Central Avenue becomes Jatindra Mohan Avenue.