Mahanayak Uttam Kumar, formerly Tollygunge, is a station of the of Kolkata Metro

Kolkata Metro

The Kolkata Metro or Calcutta Metro is a mass rapid transit system serving the city of Kolkata and the districts of South 24 Parganas and North 24 Parganas in Indian state of West Bengal. The network consists of one operational line and five lines currently under construction...

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The station has been named for Uttam Kumar

Uttam Kumar

Uttam Kumar is one of the most famous names of Indian Bengali Cinema.Born Arun Kumar Chatterjee in 1926 at Ahiritola, North Calcutta he is widely known as Uttam Kumar and Mahanayak . He remains as much of a cultural icon as he had been in his lifetime...

, one of the most famous names of Indian Bengali Cinema.

The Tollygunge Golf Club is on the west side of the station, the Royal Calcutta Golf Club lies less than a kilometre to the east and ITC Sangeet Research Academy

ITC Sangeet Research Academy

ITC Sangeet Research Academy is a Hindustani classical music academy run by the corporate house, ITC Ltd.. It is located in Kolkata, India. Noted musicians associated with the academy include Ulhas Kashalkar...

 is a short distance south along Deshapran Sashmal Road at Netaji Subash Chandra Bose Road

Netaji Subash Chandra Bose Road

This is an important thoroughfare in South Kolkata that runs in a north-west to south-east direction. It connects the localities of Tollygunge in the north-west and Garia in the south-east....

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