Strand Road & the Ghats
স্ট্র্যান্ড রোড ও ঘাট
The city’s river edge
Strand Road runs along the Hooghly from Prinsep Ghat to Howrah Bridge. Along it are the ghats where the city bathes, prays, wrestles and catches the ferry, a riverside park and the Circular Railway running right on the bank.
Did you know
- The Circular Railway runs beside the river here, with stations at Prinsep Ghat, Eden Gardens and BBD Bagh.
- Ferries to Howrah leave from several ghats along this stretch.
A short walk to try
Walk from Prinsep Ghat north along the riverside promenade to Babughat, then on to Millennium Park and Armenian Ghat.
Getting there
- Metro
- Mahakaran (Green Line)
- Train
- Prinsep Ghat, Eden Gardens or BBD Bagh (Circular Railway)
Places to visit in Strand Road & the Ghats
- Howrah Bridge: The cantilever bridge that is the city’s emblem.
- Hooghly Ferry Crossing: The commuter ferry between Howrah station and the city’s ghats.
- Armenian Ghat: A ghat built by an Armenian merchant in 1734.
- Millennium Park: A landscaped riverside park along Strand Road.
- Babughat: A colonnaded ghat of 1830, built by Rani Rashmoni in her husband’s memory.
- Prinsep Ghat: A Palladian pavilion by the river, under the Vidyasagar Setu.