National Highway 19 (India)
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Length | 1,435 km (892 mi) | |||
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From | Delhi | |||
To | Dankuni,Kolkata | |||
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States | Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal | |||
Primary destinations | Delhi, Faridabad, Palwal, Mathura, Agra, Kanpur, Fatehpur,Allahabad, Varanasi, Mughalsarai, Mohania, Sasaram, Aurangabad, Dobhi, Barhi, Bagadar, Gobindpur, Asansol, Durgapur, Kolkata | |||
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National Highway 19 (NH 19) is a National Highway in India.[1] Often referred to as Delhi–Kolkata Road, it is one of the busiest National Highways in India.
It was earlier known as NH 2 before renumbering of all national highways by National Highway Authority of India in 2010.,This route go on the Bardhaman Gram district-part of Grand Trunk Road G.T road
Length
The highway has a length of 1,435 km (892 mi) and runs through the states of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal. It constitutes a major portion of the historical Grand Trunk Road along with NH 1 and NH 91 in India.
The lengths of the highway in each state are:
- Delhi: 12 km (7.5 mi)
- Haryana: 74 km (46 mi)
- Uttar Pradesh: 752 km (467 mi)
- Bihar: 202 km (126 mi)
- Jharkhand: 190 km (120 mi)
- West Bengal: 235 km (146 mi)
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National Highways Development Project
- Almost all of the 1,435 km (892 mi) stretch of NH 19 has been selected as a part of the Golden Quadrilateral by the National Highways Development Project.[2]
- Approximately 253 km (157 mi) stretch of NH 19 between Delhi and Agra has been selected as a part of the North-South Corridor by the National Highways Development Project.[2]
- Approximately 35 km (22 mi) stretch of NH 19 between Barah and Kanpur has been selected as a part of the East-West Corridor by the National Highways Development Project.[2]
- It is also part of AH1 of Asian Highway Network, that traverses from Japan to Turkey.
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Toll plazas
From Delhi to Kolkata the toll plazas are as follows: Uttar Pradesh Tundla, Gurau Semra Atikabad, Anantram, Barajod, Badauri, Katoghan, Allahabad Bypass (Khokhraj), Lalanagar, Daffi Bihar Mohania, Sasaram, Saukala Jharkhand Rasoiya Dhamna, Ghangri, Beliyad West Bengal Durgapur, Palsit and Dankuni.[3]
Major cities on/off NH 19
- Delhi
- Haryana
- Uttar Pradesh
- Mathura
- Agra
- Firozabad
- Etawah
- Babarpur Ajitmal
- Auraiya
- Akbarpur
- Kanpur
- Fatehpur
- Allahabad
- Varanasi
- Mughalsarai
- Bihar
- Jharkhand
- West Bengal
See also
- Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line railway track connecting Delhi and Kolkata
- National Highway 2 (India, old numbering)
References
- ↑ "Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways" (PDF). New Delhi: Department of Road Transport and Highways. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- 1 2 3 National Highways-Source-National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)
- ↑ "Toll Calculator". Toll between. Retrieved 25 January 2017.