# 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

* 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

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, 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.

## Major cities on/off NH 19
### Uttar Pradesh

* Mathura
* Agra
* Firozabad
* Etawah
* Babarpur Ajitmal
* Auraiya
* Akbarpur
* Kanpur
* Fatehpur
* Prayagraj
* Bhadohi
* Mirzapur
* Varanasi
* Mughalsarai
* Chandauli

### 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.