India (Frommer's, 4th Edition) (375 page)

Ambulance
Bellevue Clinic,
9 Loudon St. (
93318-41265
or 98318-21850) has a 24-hour ambulance service.

American Express
The office is located at 21 Old Court House St., near Raj Bhavan (
033/2222-3001
or -3026). Open Monday to Friday 10am to 2pm and Saturday 10am to noon.

Area Code
The area code for
Kolkata
is
033.

ATMs
There are plenty of 24-hour ATMs:
Citibank
(Kanak Bldg., 41 J.L. Nehru [Chowringhee] Rd.;
033/2283-2484),
UTI Bank
(7 Shakespeare Sarani;
033/2282-2933),
HDFC Bank
(Stephen House, 4 B.B.D. Bagh E.;
033/2210-7546),
Standard Chartered Grindlays Bank
(41 J.L. Nehru [Chowringhee] Rd.;
033/2242-8888), and
HSBC Bank
(8 Netaji Subhash Rd., 31 B.B.D. Bagh;
033/2243-8585).

Banks
Most banks are open Monday to Friday 10am to 2 or 3pm, and Saturday 10am to noon.

Car Rentals
Contact
Car-Cab
(2, Manook Lane, off Ezra St., Kolkata 1;
033/2235 -3535
), Rs 90/hour for a maximum of 50km (31 miles).
Avis Rent-A-Car
is at The Oberoi Grand (15 Jawaharlal Nehru Rd.;
033/2249-2323,
ext. 6325 or 6335).

Consulates
United States:
5/1 Ho Chi Minh Sarani;
033/2282-3611;
Monday to Friday 8am to 1pm and 2 to 5pm.
United Kingdom:
1A Ho Chi Minh Sarani;
033/2288-5172;
Monday to Friday 8:30am to 1pm and 1:30 to 4pm.
Canada:
Duncan House, 31 N.S. Rd.;
033/2230-8515;
Monday to Friday 9:30am to 1pm.