Top 5 Famous Riverbanks of Kolkata

GANGA or GANGES, the well-known river of India, which still connects India and Bangladesh even after political division of The Country. In India Ganga has varieties of names and it has various of ways, in Bangladesh it is renowned as PADMA. There are few renowned cities which are situated in the bank of the river Ganga, among those Kolkata is one of the best cities which has few great pictorial viewpoints of the River. Here, you will be witnessing the views of famous riverbanks through the eyes of Kolkata’s Trending.

 

1.Bagbazar launch Ghat

Bagbazar ghat is situated on the bank of Hooghly River which is one of the oldest banks of North Kolkata. Many people visit the place throughout the year. It was once called Rogo Meeter’s Ghat after Raghu Mitra, son of Gobindram Mitra, one of the most influential natives of North Kolkata. This ghat as it name suggests has the ferry services to Baranagar(kutighat), Fairley Place(known as B.B.D Bag), Armeniam Ghat( known as Howrah).

The timings of ferry services along with the price is given here.

To reach Bagbazar Launch Ghat, the nearest Metro station will be Shyambazar. From there it’s a walking distance which will take 15 to 20 minutes to reach else auto services are also available. Or you can avail Kolkata Circular Railway and get down at Bagbazar station.

2.Bagbazar Mayer Ghat

Bagbazar Mayer Ghat which is previously known as Pagla Babur Ghat , is named after Sarada Ma who had spent her final days over here. People Visit this place to visit the temple adjacent to the ghat as well as it is quite famous for its ganga aarti during the evening. No other ghats of Kolkata offers that. Most of the day the place seems crowded as it is a very lovely joint of addas and goships, with a sip of tea and your closest ones (or, the closest one) you can spend here times away from the hustle bustle of Kolkata by watching the serene beauty of Ganga.

How to Reach: This place is a connecting ghat of Bagbazar Launch Ghat. You can avail Metro and get down at Shyambazar.or You can get on to a train from DumDum Junction which is going towards Majherhat and get down at Bagbazar. You will find out the ghat on your right side. 

3. Mullick Ghat or Jagannath Ghat

This ghat is famous for two reasons though many people are still not aware of its existence, so most of the time this ghat remains less crowded. Nowadays because of the Photography centric generation it has started coming into limelights. This is one of the best places of Kolkata for pre and post wedding shootings. Okay as I have mentioned about two reasons, the first reason is here you can get the closest view of Howrah Bridge.

And the Second Reason is here you can see one of largest flower markets which is named as Mullick Ghat Flower Market, Most of the time of a day it remains crowded, but still the best time to visit the place is 7a.m in the morning as in this time hawkers from different places come to sell their flowers.

      How To Reach: The nearest railway station is Burrabazar ( as mentioned earlier you need to get on to a train from DumDum junction which is going towards Majherhat [Circular Railway Line] and get down at Burrabazar station)  though from station the distance to ghat would be much so you can avail a taxi from Sealdah Station and get down at your desired location. 

4.Babughat

Babughat is an old ghat which was set up by the British. This place doesn’t demand any descriptions as people from all over India know atleast the name of this ghat as here you can see the main bus stop of Kolkata except Esplanade and Howrah Station from which you can get the bus services of any places. You name the destinations of West Bengal and I am sure the bus services are available here. So maximum time this ghat nearby the bus stop remains crowded as people from many places wait here for their buses. As it is on the Strand Road, by walking you can also visit Millenium Park which is a very renowned park of Kolkata. And this place is also very close to the famous office para of Kolkata, Dalhousie.

How to Reach: As this place is quite often visited by people, you can get varieties of bus services of different routes which will take you to Babughat or else you can avail taxi, Uber, Ola Services from Sealdah Railway Station which can take you to Babughat. Circular Railway is also available, the nearest railway station is Eden Gardens. This is one of the famous cremation ghats of Kolkata.

5. Princep Ghat

Princep Ghat or James Princep ghat is one of the recreational spots of Kolkata visited by maximum number of people all throughout the year. This place is one of the oldest ghats which was set up in the year of 1843. People visit it in the evenings and stroll on the bank of the river and here you may find varieties of food stalls, one or two of them are literally age old and still quite famous. You may arrange a romantic boat ride for your loved one here. A beautiful path of 2 kms from Princep ghat to Babughat had been inaugurated in 2012 which has wonderful landscaped gardens, renovated ghats and nicely decorated fountains. Whatever the memories you gather from here definitely remain with you forever.

How to Reach: Kolkata Circular Railway is available. Nearby Railway station is Princep Ghat. Otherwise the bus services and taxi services are also available here. You must visit this place if  you come to Kolkata.

I am sure the river banks which are mentioned above you would love to visit and you will not be disheartened after visiting those.

Thank You.