National Highway 40 (India)

For the old National Highway 40, see National Highway 40 (India)(old numbering).

National Highway 40 (NH 40), a combination of previous national highways 4 and 18, is a national highway in India. It starts at National Highway 44 junction at Kurnool and passes through Kadapa and Chittoor and terminates at Ranipet in Tamil Nadu.^[1][2] It is called Rayalaseema Express Highway. The highway was transformed into four lanes between Kurnool and Kadapa & between Rayachoty-Ranipet.

National Highway 40
Map of the National Highway in red
Route information
Length	411 km (255 mi)
Major junctions
North end	Kurnool
Major intersections	List NH 44 in Kurnool NH716 in Kadapa Junction NH 340 in Rayachoti NH 71 in Pileru NH 140 in Thenepalle NH 69 in Chittoor NH 48 in Ranipet
South end	Ranipettai
Location
Country	India
States	Andhra Pradesh: 381 km (237 mi) Tamil Nadu: 30 km (19 mi)
Primary destinations	Nandyal - Cuddapah -Pileru -Chittoor
Highway system
Roads in India Expressways National State Asian
← NH 44 → NH 48

Route

It starts at Kurnool on NH44 and passes through Nandyal, Allagadda, Mydukur, Kadapa, Rayachoti, Pileru, Chittoor and ends on NH48 at Ranipet. The 411 kilometres (255 mi) highway runs for a distance of 381.00 km (236.74 mi) in Andhra Pradesh and 30.00 km (18.64 mi) in Tamil Nadu.^[2][3]

Kurnool ↔ Nandyal ↔ Allagadda ↔ Mydukur ↔ Kadapa ↔ Rayachoti ↔ Pileru ↔ Chittoor ↔ Ranipet

Junctions

NH 44 Terminal near Kurnool.^[4]

NH 340C near Kurnool

NH 544D near Nandyal

NH 67 near Mydukur

NH 716 near Kadapa bypass

NH 340 near Rayachoti

NH 71 near Pileru

NH 140 near Puthalapattu

NH 69 near Chittoor

NH 48 Terminal near Ranipet.

See also

• List of national highways in India
• National Highways Development Project