National Highway 19 (NH 19) is a national highway in India. It was previously referred to as DelhiâÂÂKolkata Road and is one of the busiest national highways in India. After renumbering of national highways, the DelhiâÂÂAgra route is now national highway 44 and the AgraâÂÂKolkata route is numbered national highway 19. 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.
It was earlier known as NH 2 (Old) before renumbering of all national highways by Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in 2010.
The highway has a length of and runs through the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal.
The lengths of the highway in each state are:
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.
From Agra to Kolkata the toll plazas are as follows: