National Highway 12 (India)

National Highway 12 (NH 12), previously NH 34, is a National Highway in India which runs entirely in West Bengal. It runs from its junction with NH 27 at Dalkhola terminating at Bakkhali.[1]

For the old National Highway 12, see National Highway 45 (India), National Highway 46 (India), and National Highway 52 (India).

National Highway 12
NH 12 at Amdanga
Route information
Part of
Length625 km (388 mi)
Major junctions
FromDalkhola
 
ToBakkhali
Location
StatesWest Bengal : 612 kilometres (380 mi)
Highway system
← NH 12NH 112 →

Route

NH 12 originates from its junction with NH 27 at Dalkhola in Uttar Dinajpur district and passes through Karandighi, Maharajahat Raiganj, Gazole, Malda, passes over the Farakka Barrage, Umarpur Murshidabad, Baharampur, Beldanga, Krishnanagar, Ranaghat, Barasat, Amtala, Diamond Harbour, Kakdwip.

Cities and Towns off NH 12

Asian Highway Network

The highway starting from Barasat to Belghoria is also part of a projected highway network of Asian Highway 1 which starts from Tokyo, Japan and ends in Istanbul, Turkey.

References
  1. "Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways" (PDF). New Delhi: Department of Road Transport and Highways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.

See also
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