National Highway 19 (NH 19) is a

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. 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. It constitutes a major portion of the historical Grand Trunk Road. It is also part of AH1 of Asian Highway Network, that traverses from

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. 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 and runs through the states of

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 195 ...

Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West ...

Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . I ...

, and

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fou ...

. The lengths of the highway in each state are: *

: *

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Renumbered National Highways map of India (Schematic)

* Almost all of the stretch of NH 19 has been selected as a part of the Golden Quadrilateral by the

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National Highways-Source-National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) * Approximately stretch of NH 19 between Barah and

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has been selected as a part of the East-West Corridor by the

Route

National Highway 19 connects Agra to Kolkata and transits four states of India, namely Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and west Bengal. 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.

Major cities on/off NH 19

;Uttar Pradesh *

Agra Agra (, ) is a city on the banks of the Yamuna river in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, about south-east of the national capital New Delhi and 330 km west of the state capital Lucknow. With a population of roughly 1.6 million, Agra ...

* Firozabad *

Etawah Etawah also known as Ishtikapuri is a city on the banks of Yamuna River in the state of Western Uttar Pradesh in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Etawah District. Etawah's population of 256,838 (as per 2011 population census) ...

* Babarpur Ajitmal * Auraiya * Akbarpur *

* Fatehpur *

Prayagraj Allahabad (), officially known as Prayagraj, also known as Ilahabad, is a metropolis in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.The other five cities were: Agra, Kanpur (Cawnpore), Lucknow, Meerut, and Varanasi (Benares). It is the admini ...

* Bhadohi * Mirzapur *

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Mughalsarai Mughalsarai (; English: '' Mughal Tavern''), officially known as Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar, is a city and a municipal board in the Chandauli district of Uttar Pradesh. Located around from Varanasi, it is an important railway junction ...

;Bihar *

Mohania Mohania is a city and corresponding community development block in Kaimur district of Bihar, India. It serves as headquarters for the Mohania sub-division in Kaimur district. It is by road north of the city of Bhabua, at the intersection of ...

* Kudra *

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* Dehri on sone * Aurangabad * Sherghati ;Jharkhand * Barhi *

Barkatha Barakatha (also spelled Barahkatha) is a village in the Barkatha CD block in the Barhi subdivision of the Hazaribagh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Barkatha is located at . Surajkund hot spring is from Bark ...

Bagodar Bagodar is a village in the Bagodar CD block in the Bagodar-Saria subdivision of the Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Bagodar is located at . Area overview Giridih district is a part of the Chota Nagpu ...

Isri Isri is a census town in the Dumri CD block in Dumri sub-division of Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Overview Isri Bazar is the main market of the block and is situated on NH 19 (old NH 2)/ Grand Trunk Road. The railway s ...

* Gobindpur * Dhanbad ;West Bengal *

Asansol Asansol is a (Tier-II) metropolitan city in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the second largest and most populated city of West Bengal and the 33rd largest urban agglomeration in India. Asansol is the district headquarters of Paschim B ...

Durgapur Durgapur () is a planned tier-II urban agglomeration and a major industrial city in Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the fourth largest urban agglomeration after Kolkata, Asansol and Siliguri in West Be ...

* Burdwan *

Dankuni Dankuni is a city and a municipality of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is now part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). It is considered posh area in Hooghly. Geography Location ...

Junctions

;Uttar Pradesh : Terminal near Agra. : Interchange with

Agra Lucknow Expressway Agra (, ) is a city on the banks of the Yamuna river in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, about south-east of the national capital New Delhi and 330 km west of the state capital Lucknow. With a population of roughly 1.6 million, Agra is ...

near village Kathphori : near Etawah : near Etawah : near Sikandara : near Akbarpur, Kanpur Dehat : near Kanpur : near Fatehpur : near Muratganj : near Allahabad : near Soraon : near Prayagraj : near Aura : near Varanasi : near Chandauli : near Saiyad Raja ;Bihar : near Mohania : near Mohania : near Dehri : near Aurangabad : near Dobhi ;Jharkhand : near Barhi : near Bagodar : near Dumri : near Gobindpur : near Gobindpur ;West Bengal : near Kulti : near Raniganj : near Bardhaman : near Bardhaman : Terminal near Kolkata.

References

External links

NH 19 on OpenStreetMap
{{AHN AH1 National highways in India National Highways in Uttar Pradesh National Highways in Bihar National Highways in Jharkhand National Highways in West Bengal Transport in Agra