Amherst Street (Kolkata)

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Raja Rammohan Roy Sarani

Amherst Street and Keshab Chandra Sen Street Crossing
Former name(s)	Amherst Street
Maintained by	Kolkata Municipal Corporation
Location	Kolkata, India
Postal code	700009
Nearest Kolkata Metro station	Girish Park, MG Road, Central and Sealdah
Coordinates	22°34′45″N 88°22′11″E / 22.5791049°N 88.369807°E / 22.5791049; 88.369807
North end	Chaltabagan, Maniktala
South end	Lebutala, Bowbazar

Amherst Street is a north–south street in Central Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. The street was named after William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst. It has been renamed as Raja Rammohan Roy Sarani after Raja Rammohan Roy, one of the most famous social-reformers of India.^[1] The road starts from Vivekananda Road crossing (Chaltabagan, Maniktala) and extends up to Bepin Behari Ganguly Street crossing (Lebutala, Bowbazar) via MG Road crossing and Surya Sen Street crossing. On the extreme north lies Raja Rammohan Roy Memorial Museum and on the extreme south lies the Bank of India (Bowbazar).^[2]