National Highway 6 (India, old numbering) explained

Country:IND
Type:NH
Route:6
Map Custom:yes
Image Notes:Road map of Old National Highway 6 highlighted in solid blue color
Length Km:1949
Direction A:West
Alternate Name:GE Road (Great Eastern Road)
Terminus A:Hajira, Gujarat
Destinations:Surat - Dhule - Jalgaon - Bhusawal -Khamgaon- Akola - Amravati - Nagpur - Bhandara - Durg - Raipur - Mahasamund - Bargarh-Sambalpur - Baharagora - Kolkata
Direction B:East
Terminus B:Kolkata, West Bengal
Length Notes:GQ

117km (73miles) (Kolkata - Kharagpur)
Phase III: 358km (222miles)

States:Gujarat

177km (110miles)
Maharashtra: 813km (505miles)
Chhattisgarh: 314km (195miles)
Odisha: 412km (256miles)
Jharkhand: 22km (14miles)
West Bengal: 161km (100miles)

Previous Type:NH
Previous Route:5A
Next Type:NH
Next Route:7

National Highway 6 & Economic Corridor 1 (EC1) (commonly referred to as NH6), was a National Highway in India that has been separately designated under the new national highway numbering system. It was officially listed as running over 1949km (1,211miles) from Surat to Kolkata. The route was also known as Asian Highway 46 (AH46) & Mumbai - Kolkata Highway [1] [2] and Great Eastern Highway.[3]

NH6 ran through Gujarat, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal state in India. The highway passed through the cities of Surat, Dhule, Jalgaon, Bhusaval, Khamgaon, Akola, Amravati, Nagpur, Bhandara, Rajnandgaon, Durg, Raipur, Mahasamund,Bargarh,Sambalpur, Kharagpur, Kolkata.

New numbering

As of 2010 notification from Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, old NH 6 has been renumbered as follows.[4]

Ghat Sections

This route is One of the incomplete Highways of India due to presence of numerous ghat sections between Bangriposi & Sambalpur, crossing mountain & hill ranges of Odisha, Ghats Between Nagpur To Amravati Near Talegaon Village, Karanja (Ghadge), District Wardha in Maharashtra.

Junctions

Asian Highway

This highway crossed the AH47 at Dhule and Asian Highway 43 at Nagpur.

States, districts, cities, towns and villages connected

Many cities and towns in various districts in the States of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal were connected by National Highway 6.

Gujarat

Maharashtra

Chhattisgarh

Odisha

Deogarh - Balam - Barkote

Jharkhand

West Bengal

Widening & Shortening

To shorten distance of National Highway 6, 4 lane wide Tatanagar - Rourkela Expressway is planned. This 169km (105miles) long expressway will reduce travel time Kolkata & Sambalpur. Currently Kolkata to Sambalpur by road takes 12 hours 30 mins to cover 576km (358miles). The Tatanagar - Rourkela Expressway will increase Kolkata to Sambalpur distance to 631km (392miles), but will reduce 1 hour 15 minute travel time.

Trivia

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://morth.nic.in/showfile.asp?lid=365 Highways in India
  2. Web site: Archived copy . 2011-07-20 . dead . http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20090410062034/http%3A//morth%2Enic%2Ein/writereaddata/sublink2images/NH_StartEnding_Station8634854396%2Ehtm . 10 April 2009 . dmy-all . Details of National Highways in India-Source-Govt. of India
  3. Web site: 6 Asian highways in India you probably don't know about.
  4. Web site: Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. 28 Apr 2018.