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Road map of India with National Highway 1 highlighted in solid blue colour |
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| Length: | 456 km (283 mi) NS: 380 km (240 mi) (New Delhi - Jalandhar) Phase III: 49 km (30 mi) |
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| South end: | Delhi | |||
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NH 2 in Delhi |
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| North end: | Attari, Punjab | |||
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| States: | Delhi: 22 km (14 mi) Haryana: 180 km (110 mi) Punjab: 254 km (158 mi) |
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Delhi - Kurukshetra - Ambala - Jalandhar - Ludhiana - Amritsar - Indo-Pak Border | |||
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Indian Road Network
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National Highway 1 or (NH 1) is a National Highway in Northern India that links the National capital New Delhi to the town of Attari in Punjab near the India-Pakistan border. This was a part of Grand Trunk Road of Sher Shah Suri, that ran from Lahore to Bengal, built on earlier roads that existed from time immemorial. National highway authority of India divided it into two parts, north of Delhi, called NH 1 and south of it, called NH 2. The highway is maintained by National Highways Authority of India.[1] . This is one of the longest and oldest highways of India.
The present day NH 1 passes through Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Rajpura, Ambala, Kurukshetra, Karnal, Panipat, Sonipat and Delhi. It runs for a distance of 456 km (283 mi). The Delhi–Lahore Bus travels on NH 1 in India.
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NH 1 presently has 4 different spur routes designated as 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D. Except for 1A, all these spurs are entirely within the state of Jammu and Kashmir. These spurs are strategically important as they connect remote cities and towns in the Himalayas with the rest of India.
Approximately 380 km (240 mi) stretch of NH 1 from Jalandhar to Delhi is a part of the North-South Corridor.[2]