National Highway 19 (India)

National Highway 19 (NH 19) is a national highway in India. 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 Japan to Turkey.

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.

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

Schematic map of National Highways in India

  • 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.
  • 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.

Route

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.

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
  • Firozabad
  • Etawah
  • Babarpur Ajitmal
  • Auraiya
  • Akbarpur
  • Kanpur
  • Fatehpur
  • Prayagraj
  • Bhadohi
  • Mirzapur
  • Varanasi
  • Mughalsarai
Bihar
  • Mohania
  • Kudra
  • Sasaram
  • Dehri on sone
  • Aurangabad
  • Sherghati
Jharkhand
  • Barhi
  • Barkatha
  • Bagodar
  • Isri
  • Gobindpur
  • Dhanbad
West Bengal
  • Asansol
  • Durgapur
  • Burdwan
  • Dankuni

Junctions

Uttar Pradesh
 NH 48 Terminal near Agra.
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
West Bengal
 NH 419 near Kulti
 NH 14 near Raniganj
 NH 114 near Bardhaman
 NH 116A near Bardhaman
 NH 16 Terminal near Kolkata.