National Highway 12 (India)

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National Highway 12
Map
Map of National Highway 12 in red
National Highway 12 (Old NH 34) at Barasat, North 24 Parganas, 2020-10-12.jpg
NH 12 at Barasat
Route information
Part of AH20 AH1
Length625 km (388 mi)
Major junctions
FromDalkhola
Major intersections
List
ToBakkhali
Location
CountryIndia
StatesWest Bengal : 612 kilometres (380 mi)
Highway system
NH 12 NH 112

National Highway 12 (NH 12), previously NH 34, is a National Highway in India which runs entirely in West Bengal. It runs from its junction with NH 27 at Dalkhola terminating at Bakkhali.[1]

Route

NH 12 originates from its junction with NH 27 at Dalkhola in Uttar Dinajpur district and passes through Karandighi, Maharajahat Raiganj, Gazole, Malda, passes over the Farakka Barrage, Umarpur Murshidabad, Baharampur, Beldanga, Krishnanagar, Ranaghat, Barasat, Belgharia Expressway, Dankuni, Santragachi, Behala, Amtala, Diamond Harbour, Kakdwip.

Cities and Towns off NH 12

Toll Plazas

Entire Highway is in West Bengal. Below is the list of toll plazas(districtwise)from Bakkhali to Dalkhola

South 24 Paraganas
Namkhana Bridge
Nadia
Bethuadahari
Murshidabad
Shibpur
Chandermore
Malda
17 Mile (Farakka Bridge)
Gazole

Districts of North 24 Paraganas & North Dinajpur do not have any toll plazas on the highway

Asian Highway Network

The highway starting from Barasat to Belghoria is also part of a projected highway network of Asian Highway 1 which starts from Tokyo, Japan and ends in Istanbul, Turkey.

References

  1. ^ "Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways" (PDF). New Delhi: Department of Road Transport and Highways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.

See also

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