City Info
Kolkata - How to get there:
By Airways:
Kolkata is connected to Southeast Asia, the far-east, the Middle East as well as London and New York. Indian Airlines and other private airlines to several destinations in the country connect Kolkata.
By Railways:
Kolkata is connected to all major cities in the country by Indian Railways. Howrah Railway Station is the usual starting point for trains to the north, northeast, south and the west.
Eastern Railway booking and information center:- 6 Fairlie place, Tel 2204025.
Round the clock railway information: For incomings trains Tel:033-2203535,033-2203544;for reservation on trains Tel:033-2203496,033-2203500. Computerized Booking offices are also available at New Kolaghat Reservation office,14 Strand Road. Old Kolaghat Reservation Office, 3 Kolaghat street. Rabindra Sadan Reservation Office,61 J.L.Nehru Road, Howrah Station Fairlie place.
To get train timings, visit www.IndiaTimeTable.com
By Roadways:
Kolkata is linked to rest of India by a network of roads. Some important road distance in Kms. from KolKata are:
Patna-604,
Puri 531,
Durgapur 162,
Gopalpur-on-sea 664,
Siliguri 606,
Darjeeling 686,
Gaya 475,
Kalimpong 675
Shantiniketan 211.
Kolkata the capital of West Bengal is also the gateway to eastern and northeast India.It is the only city in India where Trams are working on the road as a mode of Public Transport. No other city in India exhibits contrasts as Kolkata exihibits - Great wealth yet greater poverty, spaciousness cheek by jowl with most over crowded slums in the world.
History
In 1690, Job Charnok, an agent of the East India Company chose this place for a British trade settlement. There were three large villages along the east bank of the river Ganges, named, Sutanuti, Gobindapur and Kalikata. These three villages were bought by the British from local land lords. The Mughal emperor granted East India Company freedom of trade in return for a yearly payment of 3,000 rupees.
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