Location of the campus and general information

The campus of the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics (SINP) is in an area of Calcutta (or Kolkata) called Salt Lake (also known as Bidhan-Nagar).

Salt Lake is a satellite township located in the Northeast part of the city of Calcutta (or Kolkata). There are several entry points to Salt Lake City from the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass (which runs roughly north to south along the eastern fringe of Calcutta). The northern-most entry point to Salt Lake (or Bidhannagar) from E.M. Bypass is through ULTADANGA. 

A place in Salt Lake is often recognised by its nearby "Water Tank Number" and/or "Island". Here "Island" means the round-shaped traffic islands at various cross-roads. The entire area is subdivided into different blocks. Entering Bidhannagar from Ultadanga, the main thoroughfare is the 1st Avenue of Salt Lake. Your first "Island" will be "PNB Island" (Punjab National Bank Island). As you go along the 1st Avenue from Ultadanga entry, the Salt Lake "Blocks" on your left are arranged as AA, AB, AC, ..... (on your immediate right the "Blocks" will be BA, BB, BC, ......). 

SINP campus is located around 3 K.M. from Ultadanga down the 1st Avenue in Block AF. Below, we describe how to reach SINP from Ulta-Danga, as well as from railway stations, the airport, and important spots in other parts of the city.

Maps

Two maps are linked to this page to help you.

	Map 1	Map 2
Comment	You can click the name of any block to obtain a detailed map of the block.	It is possible to change between different formats, like simple map or satellite picture, or a mixture of the two.
Instructions	Baishakhi: Confluence of the blocks AF, AF, BF, BG. Ultadanga: Not shown in the map. But the road from Ultadanga enters this map through 1st Avenue, which is marked in the map. If you click on AF block, you will obtain a more detailed picture of the block, with the institute clearly marked. Somewhat out of date so far as the names of various sites are concerned. For example, the area marked as "Northern InterUniversity" is really the campus for the "Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre". But Saha Institute is marked correctly. You may also take a look at the satellite map whose link appears on the page and zoom it until you see a big L-shaped building in the map, located a little to the north of "Calcutta Police Quarters".	The map opens with an L-shaped building at roughly the center. This is SINP. You can zoom out to relate its location to other places in the city.
Map	Schematic	Google

How to reach

By bus 

From	Bus routes	Get down at	And then
Ultadanga (HUDCO crossing)	3, 14B, 38B, 71, 201, 215A, DN-8	Baishakhi	Take a rickshaw. In less than 5 minutes, you will be at the gate.  Or, ask someone which road leads to the "Keshtopur canal". Follow that road, turn left at the end of the road, and proceed for a little more than 100 metres, and you will see the gate.
Howrah Station	38B, 71, 215A
Sealdah Station	71
Gariahat / Baliganj	S-4, ST-4, C-8, GLS-11
Esplanade	14B, 14C, 206
Airport	No bus is available at the airport terminal. The nearest bus stops are about 1 km away from the terminals, so we do not recommend this option if you are coming through the airport.

By autorickshaw

From	(Comment)	Get down at	And then
Ultadanga (HUDCO crossing)	Auto-rickshaws usually run along fixed routes, on a sharing basis.	Baishakhi	Take a rickshaw. In less than 5 minutes, you will be at the gate.  Or, ask someone which road leads to the "Keshtopur canal". Follow that road, turn left at the end of the road, and proceed for a little more than 100 metres, and you will see the gate.
Howrah Station	It is not possible to take an autorickshaw from this location to any place near SINP. Go to Ultadanga by some other means, and then follow the instructions for going to SINP from Ultadanga.
Sealdah Station
Gariahat / Baliganj
Esplanade
Airport