National Highway 1 (India, old numbering)
National Highway 1 or NH 1 was a National Highway in Northern India that linked the national capital New Delhi to the town of Attari in Punjab near the India–Pakistan border.[1] Old National Highway 1 in its entirety, was part of historic Grand Trunk Road or simply known as GT Road.
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Part of  AH1  AH2 | ||||
| Length | 456 km (283 mi) | |||
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| South end | Delhi | |||
| NH 2 in Delhi NH 8 in Delhi | ||||
| North end | Attari, Punjab | |||
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| Country | India | |||
| States | Delhi: 22 km (14 mi) Haryana: 180 km (110 mi) Punjab: 254 km (158 mi) | |||
| Primary destinations | Delhi - Panipat- Kurukshetra - Ambala - Jalandhar - Ludhiana - Phagwara - Amritsar - Indo-Pak Border | |||
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New numbering
As of 2010 notification from Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, NH 1 has been renumbered as follows.[2]
- Attari - Amritsar - Jalandhar section is part of new National Highway No. 3
- Jalandhar - Ludhiana - Ambala - Panipat - Delhi section is part of new National Highway No. 44
National Highways Development Project
Approximately 380 km (240 mi) stretch of the old NH 1 from Jalandhar to Delhi is a part of the North-South Corridor.[3]
See also
References
- "NHAI". Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
- "Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways" (PDF). Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
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External links
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