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, the Delhi–Agra route is now national highway 44 and the Agra–Kolkata route is numbered national highway 19.^[2]^[3] It constitutes a major portion of the Indian section of the historical Grand Trunk Road. It is also part of AH1 of Asian Highway Network, that traverses from Japan to Turkey.

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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 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]

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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, 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]

Junctions

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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