National Highway 2 (old numbering)

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National Highway 2 (old numbering) was a major Indian roadway that formed part of the historic Grand Trunk Road, connecting Delhi to Kolkata across several northern and eastern states.

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National Highway 2 (old numbering) canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former national highway of India
associatedWith Grand Trunk Road corridor between Delhi and Kolkata
linked to: Grand Trunk Road
belongsToEra pre-2010 Indian national highway numbering system
connects Delhi
Kolkata
linked to: Calcutta
connectsIndustrialRegions Asansol–Durgapur industrial belt
coalfields around Dhanbad
connectsMajorCities Agra
Allahabad
Asansol
Delhi
Dhanbad
Durgapur
Kanpur
Kolkata
linked to: Calcutta

Mughalsarai
Varanasi
connectsRiverCities Allahabad on the Ganges
Varanasi on the Ganges
country India
follows Grand Trunk Road
formerRouteNumber NH 2
formsCorridorBetween National Capital Region
eastern metropolitan region of Kolkata
historicalRoute Delhi–Kolkata road corridor
historicalSignificance formed part of the historic Grand Trunk Road
maintainedBy National Highways Authority of India
partOf Golden Quadrilateral
National Highway network of India
passesThrough Bihar
Delhi
Haryana
Jharkhand
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal
region East India
linked to: East Indies

North India
linked to: northern India
reNumberedInto National Highway 19
National Highway 44
roadFunction primary east–west arterial route
roadType national highway
status re-designated under new national highway numbering system
terminusA Delhi
terminusB Kolkata
linked to: Calcutta
usedFor freight movement
long-distance road transport
passenger travel

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National Highway network of India includes National Highway 2 (old numbering)
Auraiya district hasTransportRoute National Highway 2 (old numbering)
National Highway 7 (old numbering) hasJunctionWith National Highway 2 (old numbering)