National Highway 19 (India)

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NH19-IN.svg
National Highway 19
National Highway 19 (India)
Map of National Highway 19 in red
Durgapur Xpressway.jpg
Durgapur Expressway - NH 19, West Bengal
Route information
Part of AH1-IN.svg AH1
AH20-IN.svg AH20
Length1,323 km (822 mi)
Major junctions
West end Agra, Uttar Pradesh
East end Dankuni, West Bengal
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
← NH18-IN.svg NH 18 → NH20-IN.svg NH 20

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.

Contents

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:

National Highways Development Project

Schematic map of National Highways in India Renumbered National Highways map of India (Schematic).jpg
Schematic map of National Highways in India

Route

NH-19, Khaga, Fatehpur district, Uttar Pradesh. Nationalhighway 2.jpg
NH-19, Khaga, Fatehpur district, Uttar Pradesh.

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, Mohania, Sasaram, Dehri On Sone, Aurangabad, Dobhi(Gaya) in the State of Bihar, Barhi(Hazaribagh), Bagodar(Giridih), Gobindpur(Dhanbad) in the State of Jharkhand, Asansol, Durgapur, 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
Bihar
Jharkhand
West Bengal

Junctions

Uttar Pradesh
NH48-IN.svg NH 48 Terminal near Agra. [2]
Interchange with Agra Lucknow Expressway near village Kathphori
NH234-IN.svg NH 234 near Etawah
NH719-IN.svg NH 719 near Etawah
NH519-IN.svg NH 519 near Sikandara
NH27-IN.svg NH 27 near Akbarpur, Kanpur Dehat
NH34-IN.svg NH 34 near Kanpur
NH335-IN.svg NH 335 near Fatehpur
NH731A-IN.svg NH 731A near Muratganj
NH30-IN.svg NH 30 near Allahabad
NH330-IN.svg NH 330 near Soraon
NH319D-IN.svg NH 319D near Prayagraj
NH135A-IN.svg NH 135A near Aura
NH35-IN.svg NH 35 near Varanasi
NH219-IN.svg NH 219 near Chandauli
NH24-IN.svg NH 24 near Saiyad Raja
Bihar
NH219-IN.svg NH 219 near Mohania
NH319-IN.svg NH 319 near Mohania
NH119-IN.svg NH 119 near Dehri
NH139-IN.svg NH 139 near Aurangabad
NH22-IN.svg NH 22 near Dobhi
Jharkhand
NH20-IN.svg NH 20 near Barhi
NH522-IN.svg NH 522 near Bagodar
NH114A-IN.svg NH 114A near Dumri
NH18-IN.svg NH 18 near Gobindpur
NH419-IN.svg NH 419 near Gobindpur
West Bengal
NH419-IN.svg NH 419 near Kulti
NH14-IN.svg NH 14 near Raniganj
NH114-IN.svg NH 114 near Bardhaman
NH116A-IN.svg NH 116A near Bardhaman
NH16-IN.svg NH 16 Terminal near Kolkata. [2]

See also

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 3 April 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Route substitution (amendment) for national highways 9, 19, 44 and 48 dated February 2017" (PDF). The Gazette of India . Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  3. ↑ "New Numbering of National Highways notification - Government of India" (PDF). The Gazette of India . Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  4. 1 2 "State-wise length of National Highways (NH) in India". Ministry of Road Transport and Highways . Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  5. 1 2 Archived 25 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine National Highways-Source-National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)
  6. ↑ "Toll Calculator". Toll between. Retrieved 25 January 2017.

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