page_title: Burrabazar
section_title: Traffic
hierarchical_section_title: Burrabazar / Administration / Traffic
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context_page_description: Burrabazar is a neighbourhood of Central-North Kolkata, in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Burrabazar expanded from a yarn and textile market into the commercial nucleus of Kolkata and one of the largest wholesale markets in Asia. It is being locally said that it is such a powerful trading zone where people can get customer for everything. People from across country & neighbouring countries like Nepal, Bangladesh & Myanmar come for shop for their business.
context_section_description: Slow traffic movement, congested footpaths, accident-prone roads, police-politician-hoodlum nexus and administrative apathy have become the bane of Burrabazar. Traffic in the area, including the approach road to Howrah Bridge, has been a long-standing problem for people passing through the area. Whole of footpath and even around 30% of Brabourne Road is clogged by hawkers who have permanent shops on both side of roads made of tarpaulins and bamboos reducing the already sparse motarable road in the area. Pedestrians are forced to walk on roads along with vehicles. While lorries, taxis, vans and three-wheel goods carriers crowd the main roads, slow-moving vehicles like cycle-vans and carts clog the side-streets. It often takes more than half-an-hour to cross the two-km stretch. A large number of governmental public buses and private buses ply through Burrabazar. Kolkata tram route no. 18 serves Burrabazar (via MG Road). Braborne Road Flyover (1.2 Km stretch) connects Howrah Bridge with Braborne Road in Burrabazar.
caption: Brabourne Road Flyover, Burrabazar
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