National Highway 19 (NH 19) is anational highway inIndia.[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 historicalGrand Trunk Road. It is also part ofAH1 ofAsian Highway Network, that traverses fromJapan toTurkey.
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 ofUttar Pradesh, Mohania, Sasaram, Dehri On Sone, Aurangabad, Dobhi(Gaya) in the State ofBihar, Barhi(Hazaribagh), Bagodar(Giridih), Gobindpur(Dhanbad) in the State ofJharkhand, Asansol,Durgapur, and terminating at its junction with NH-16 near Kolkata in the State ofWest Bengal.
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