National Highway 19 (India)
National Highway 19 (NH 19) is a national highway in India.[1] It was previously referred to as Delhi–Kolkata Road and is one of the busiest national highways in India. After renumbering of national highways, Delhi to Agra route is now national highway 44 and Agra to Kolkata route is numbered national highway 19.[2][3] It constitutes a major portion of the historical Grand Trunk Road. It is also part of AH1 of Asian Highway Network, that traverses from Japan to Turkey.
| National Highway 19 | |
|---|---|
Durgapur Expressway - NH 19 | |
| Route information | |
| Part of AH1 AH20 | |
| Length | 1,323 km (822 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| West end | Agra |
| East end | Dankuni, Kolkata |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| States | Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal |
| Primary destinations | Etawah, Kanpur, Fatehpur, Prayagraj, Varanasi, Mughalsarai, Sasaram, Aurangabad, Dhanbad, Asansol, Durgapur |
| Highway system | |
It was earlier known as NH 2 (Old) before renumbering of all national highways by Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in 2010.
Length
The highway has a length of 1,269.7 km (789.0 mi) and runs through the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal.[4][2]
The lengths of the highway in each state are:
- Uttar Pradesh: 655.2 km (407.1 mi)
- Bihar: 206 km (128 mi)
- Jharkhand: 199.8 km (124.1 mi)
- West Bengal: 208.7 km (129.7 mi)
National Highways Development Project
- Almost all of the 1,269.7 km (789.0 mi) stretch of NH 19 has been selected as a part of the Golden Quadrilateral by the National Highways Development Project.[5]
- 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.[5]
Route
National Highway 19 connects Agra to Kolkata and transits four states of India, namely Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and west Bengal.[2][4]
NH 19 starts at Agra from its junction with NH-44 connecting Kanpur, Allahabad, Varanasi in the State of Uttar Pradesh, Sasaram, Aurangabad, Gobindpur in the State of Jharkhand, Asansol, and terminating at its junction with NH-16 near Kolkata in the State of West Bengal.
Toll plazas
From Agra to Kolkata the toll plazas are as follows:
- Uttar Pradesh
- Tundla, Gurau Semra Atikabad, Anantram, Barajod, Badauri, Katoghan, Prayagraj Bypass (Khokhraj), Lalanagar, Daffi,Varanasi
- Bihar
- Mohania, Sasaram, Saukala
- Jharkhand
- Rasoiya Dhamna, Ghangri, Beliyad
- West Bengal
- Durgapur, Palsit and Dankuni.[6]
Major cities on/off NH 19
- Uttar Pradesh
- Agra
- Firozabad
- Etawah
- Babarpur Ajitmal
- Auraiya
- Akbarpur
- Kanpur
- Fatehpur
- Prayagraj
- Bhadohi
- Mirzapur
- Varanasi
- Mughalsarai
- Bihar
- Jharkhand
- West Bengal
Junctions
This article contains a bulleted list or table of intersections which should be presented in a properly formatted junction table. (November 2021) |
- Uttar Pradesh
- NH 48 Terminal near Agra.[2]
- Interchange with Agra Lucknow Expressway near village Kathphori
- NH 234 near Etawah
- NH 719 near Etawah
- NH 519 near Sikandara
- NH 27 near Akbarpur, Kanpur Dehat
- NH 34 near Kanpur
- NH 335 near Fatehpur
- NH 731A near Muratganj
- NH 30 near Allahabad
- NH 330 near Soraon
- NH 319D near Prayagraj
- NH 135A near Aura
- NH 35 near Varanasi
- NH 219 near Chandauli
- NH 24 near Saiyad Raja
- Bihar
- NH 219 near Mohania
- NH 319 near Mohania
- NH 119 near Dehri
- NH 139 near Aurangabad
- NH 22 near Dobhi
- Jharkhand
- NH 20 near Barhi
- NH 522 near Bagodar
- NH 114A near Dumri
- NH 18 near Gobindpur
- NH 419 near Gobindpur
See also
- List of National Highways in India
- List of National Highways in India by state
- Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line railway track connecting Delhi and Kolkata
- National Highway 2 (India, old numbering)
- Grand Trunk Road
- Delhi to Kolkata Road condition (via NH19)
References
- ^ (PDF). New Delhi: Department of Road Transport and Highways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Route substitution (amendment) for national highways 9, 19, 44 and 48 dated February 2017" (PDF). The Gazette of India. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ "New Numbering of National Highways notification - Government of India" (PDF). The Gazette of India. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ a b "State-wise length of National Highways (NH) in India". Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ a b [1] 25 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine National Highways-Source-National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)
- ^ "Toll Calculator". Toll between. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
External links
- NH 19 on OpenStreetMap