National Highway 19 (India)

Updated on Sep 21, 2024

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From: Delhi		Length 1,435 km

To: Junction with NH 16 and SH 2 (WB) at Dankuni near Kolkata States: Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal

National Highway 19 (NH 19; previously NH2) is a National Highway in India. Often referred as Delhi–Kolkata Road, it is one of the busiest National Highways in India.

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)

Uttar Pradesh: 752 km (467 mi)

Bihar: 202 km (126 mi)

Jharkhand: 190 km (120 mi)

West Bengal: 235 km (146 mi)

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.

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.

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.

It is also part of AH1 of Asian Highway Network, that traverses from Japan to Turkey.

Toll Plazas

From Delhi to Kolkata the toll plazas are as follows: Uttar Pradesh Yamuna Expressway (Aligarh exit), Yamuna Expressway (Agra exit), Tundla, Gurau Semra Atikabad, Anantram, Barajod, Badauri, Katoghan, Allahabad Bypass (Khokhraj), Lalanagar, Daffi Bihar Mohania, Sasaram, Saukala Jharkhand Rasoiya Dhamna, Ghangri, Beliyad West Bengal Palsit and Dankuni.