Riverside
Strand Road & Howrah Bridge
705 metres of riveted steel, and two thousand flower traders underneath it.
- Known for
- The bridge, Mullick Ghat, Howrah Station
- Best hour
- Between four and six in the morning
- Walk
- 55 min, 5 stops
The bridge is the city's signature, and the flower market beneath it is the best hour of the day anywhere in Kolkata.
Photographs
Photographs of the quarter. Open one to see it full size.
Must-see buildings
- Howrah Bridge →
1943. Rendel, Palmer & Tritton. Renamed Rabindra Setu in 1965.
Mullick Ghat Flower Market
Two thousand traders, from four in the morning.
Howrah Station
1854 and 1905. Twenty-three platforms.
Armenian Ghat
Where the first tram line terminated in 1873.
Where to eat
Tea at Mullick Ghat
On the steps, before dawn
Clay cup, and whatever the traders are eating.
Kochuri at Howrah Station
The Howrah side
Fast, cheap, and better than it needs to be.
Puti Ram's rivals on Strand Road
Morning
Kochuri and jalebi for the market trade.
Things to see
- 01
The flower market at 4:30am
Marigold by the sack, by torchlight. The best hour in the city.
- 02
The bridge on foot
Cross it at seven. Look at the wear in the pavement.
- 03
Sunrise from Armenian Ghat
The bridge silhouetted, with the ferries starting.
Where this sits
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