Old numbering of road in India
National Highway 2 |
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Road map of India with National Highway 2 highlighted in solid blue color |
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Part of AH1 |
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Length | 1,465 km (910 mi)GQ: 1454 km (New Delhi – Kolkata) NS: 253 km (New Delhi – Agra) EW: 35 km (Barah – Kanpur) |
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West end | New Delhi |
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East end | Dankuni near Kolkata |
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Country | India |
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States | Delhi: 12 km, Haryana: 74 km, Uttar Pradesh: 752 km, Bihar: 202 km, Jharkhand: 190 km, West Bengal: 235 km. It is also part of AH1 of Asian Highway Network, that traverses from Japan to Turkey. |
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Primary destinations | New Delhi, Faridabad, Agra, Etawah, Auraiya, Akbarpur, Panki, Barra, Kidwai Nagar, Kanpur, Chakeri, Rooma, Maharajpur, Sarsaul, Bindki, Fatehpur District, Khaga, Kaushambi, Allahabad, Varanasi, Mughalsarai, Mohania, Barhi, Panagarh, Palsit |
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Old National Highway 2 or Old NH 2, (currently National Highway 19) was a major National Highway in India, that connected the states of Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. It constitutes a major portion of the historical Grand Trunk Road along with old NH 91 and old NH 1 in India. The highway connects national capital Delhi with Kolkata as well as important cities such as Faridabad, Mathura, Agra, Kanpur, Allahabad, Varanasi, Dhanbad, Asansol, Durgapur and Bardhaman.[1]