The 10 Amazing Expressways in India
The expressways are the highest class of roads in the Indian Road Network. These four to six lanes expressways makes faster transport networks between many major cities and ports of India. The Golden Quadrilateral is a highway network in India connecting Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai. This is the largest highway project in India, initiated by Atal Bihari Vajpayee. One of the famous expressway in India is Mumbai-Pune Expressway, India’s first access controlled expressway. Two-wheeler vehicles are forbidden on the road due to safety concerns. There are many highway and Elevated Expressway are under construction in major cities of India, few of them are The Bangalore-Chennai Expressway,National Expressway,Ganga Expressway and the longest expressway in India, Yamuna Expressway. The National Highway system also consists some of the best road for driving in India. There are several cloverleaf interchange, road bridges, long tunnels and big flyovers are under construction on the long Indian highways.
Longest Elevated Expressway in India
Mumbai-Pune Expressway
Mumbai-Pune Expressway is India’s first six-lane concrete, high-speed, access controlled tolled expressway with a distance of 93 km. This amazing highway cut down the time form Mumbai and green city Pune to less than 2 hours at an average speed of 80kmph. It cleaves through the scenic Sahyadri mountain ranges via passes and tunnels. The longest expressway, Mumbai-Pune Expressway is one of the best expressway in India. It has replaced the older Mumbai-Pune an stretch of the Mumbai-Chennai National Highway (NH 4)
Jaipur-Kishangarh Expressway
Indian expressway connecting clean city Jaipur to Kishangarh, the 90KM long, 6 Lane highway situated in Rajasthan is one of the best highway of India. The Best National Highway of India runs on National Highway 8. A wide road right up to Beawar is going to make Rajasthan a exotic tourist spots.
Ahmedabad-Vadodara Expressway
Ahmedabad-Vadodara Expressway also known as National Expressway 1, connecting one of the green city Ahmedabad and Vadodara. The 95 km long expressway replace the National Highway 8,one of the busiest national highways in India. The best Expressway in India is a part of the Golden Quadrilateral project.
Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway
The beautiful expressway connecting Green Delhi, the national capital of India to Gurgaon. Delhi Gurgaon Expressway is a part of the Golden Quadrilateral, connecting Delhi with Mumbai. Its a 28Km long access-controlled toll expressway and one of the most important expressway in India.
Western Expressway
The Mumbai Western Express Highway is 8-10 lane arterial road. The 25.33 km expressway begins near the Mahim Creek and extends to the Mira-Dahisar toll booth in the northern limit of the city. Beyond the city limits, it continues as the Mumbai-Delhi National Highway 8. There is Andheri flyover built over the Western Express Highway to avoid the traffic in Mumbai.
Eastern Expressway
The Eastern Express 6 lanes wide Highway begins at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus and stretches up to Thane. The 23 KM long expressway cuts off from the Sion Panvel expressway at Chembur. It is one of the busiest and most important roads in the Mumbai.
Yamuna Expressway
Th much awaited Yamuna Expressway also known as Taj Expressway is 165 km long, a 6-lane controlled-access expressway. It connects Greater Noida with Agra located in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. The beautiful expressway includes long flyovers, 7 interchanges and many major bridges along with elevated highway of few kilo meters. It is India’s longest six-laned controlled-access expressway facilitated with CCTV,SOS booths for safety and accident assistance, mobile radars to monitor compliance with minimum and maximum speed limits as well and one highway patrol at every 25 km.
Dankuni-Palsit Expressway
Dankuni-Palsit stretch is also known as Durgapur Expressway. The 65 kilometers expressway From Palsit to the outskirts of Asansol it follows the old Grand Trunk Road. The Grand Trunk Road or GT Road is one of South Asia’s oldest and longest major roads. Another 8 km long Kona Expressway serves as a connector of Kolkata to NH2.
Allahabad-Bypass Expressway
The fantastic 82 km long Allahabad Bypass is access controlled highway and forms part of Golden Quadrilateral. The 4-lane Expressway runs on existing NH-2 for 2KM only then north of Allahabad city. Another bypass expressway is under construction at the Chennai Bypass, a full-access controlled Elevated expressway with latest security system.
Noida-Greater Noida Expressway
Noida-Greater Noida Expressway is a six-lane highway connecting Uttar Pradesh to Delhi. The beautiful expressway is 24 Km long and relieve the National Highway 2. There is another DND Flyway ( Delhi Noida Direct Flyway) an eight-lane 9.2 km ,access controlled tolled elevated expressway which connects Delhi to Noida with some of the best elevated flyovers intersection.
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Very good collection iam not seen such a beatiful roads exgist in our country.We are proud of to say we are developed nation in world by BJP govenment.
We can see once we remove made is USA tag from our eye.
Everything we use is made in USA. almost. Have you taken a look at the grade seperators there. What’s the big deal if its made in USA?
Duh. It’s of better quality . I have been to the US just 2 weeks before this post. The highways are extremely well maintained and watered compared to these
Shut up south indian.
These roads are very nice.
Safety of roads is of significance than the length and breadth of roads. Half million lives lost to roads resulting in $ 20 Billion loss to GDP each year.
Travel Hyderabad to Bangalore. 500KM Amazing road. Probably the best NH in India.
Hi Ravi, Thanks for commenting here. Yeah Hyderabad to Bangalore National Highway 7, commonly referred to as NH 7 is the best and longest highway in India.
And also Hubli to Bangalore nh4 400kms amazing same nh4 goes bangalore to chennai 375 kms and continues to
mubai
the mumbai is no 1 for road , exprwssway, highway, flyover
Well best road of mumbai is the one and only “palm beach road” and it’s in navi mumbai…all the other roads are water logged……….i lived in mumbai while doing college….and never saw a road like palm beach road….and in delhi roads like palm beach roads are common everywhere…..come here and see……get out from your pond baby…..!
guys come to yamuna express way 🙂
Hey, why Chennai-Bangalore highway is not in this list?
Hi Prashant, I have mention in first paragraph about Chennai-Bangalore Expressway, as under construction.
Because of ugly south indians mot*** fu**er
Guys, who are comparing these roads with US must understand that in India, there’s just a few expressways, not more than 20-30 but in US, there are thousands of such sort of expressways. People in US never uses the term Highway as there are no Highways but only expressways.
Hi Mohit, We are not comparing India against USA, We are still count as developing country and for a country like us these Expressway are good achievements.
since when did US has 1000s of expressways? check your facts.
We don’t have thousands, but they are ubiquitous and (generally) well-maintained. I was pretty impressed by the Mumbai-Pune expressway and the ones leading from Delhi to Gurgaon and Noida, though! I remember being both surprised and quite excited to open my eyes on the way out of Mumbai and see multiple lanes of fast-moving traffic, haha.
The US Interstate highway network which is actual expressways was built in the 50s and over 41000 miles long . India only has 900 km of expressway which can be compared to US interstate or the Chinese Superhighway which is around 111,000 km . Durgapur Expressway is not even a proper expressway and hence cannot be included in the list
Can you please explain why do you feel Durgapur Expressway is not a proper expressway?
Every entry and exit point must be through a ramp or slip off roads. The Durgapur Expressway does not follow that norms
that is freeway where ramps should be there to connect thats the only difference btw expressway and freeway and durgapur expressway is basically a expressway and is under construction for 6 lane in different zones and will be one of the best expressways after the full construction is done, just wait for that..
Your definitions are not of international standards. An access controlled highway is called an expressway and Durgapur expressway is certainly not that.
There are highways in US . The US Interstate highway is the expressway network in the US
The Ahmedabad-Vadodara Expressway looks phenomenal, like it is in Canada. Brings back memories of a ride on the Toronto- Montreal Expressways.
Why you came back then moth** f***er
the noida-greater noida express way is simply beautiful but at the same time its very accident prone. people use to fly with a speed of 170- 200.. all the 1st grade cars like lambhorgini and many lavishin cars flys there just because all those cars visit budhh international curcuit.. the circuit is beautiful and it is now the heart of greater noida city. Eventually.. if you want to see imported cars and bikes.. drive on that express way. i bet you’l be astonished by those speeding cars.
Good collection.
I travel through most of them, i think Vadodara expressway is best one.
real prosperity of india
Please check the Chennai – Madurai expressway. It is amazing.
Sure, Thanks Praveen will Add.
Can any one share the Present Road Condition , I’m travelling from Vadodara to Delhi (Via Jaipur).
How much time it takes to reach Delhi from Vadodara (I guess it;s abt 1000 Kms)
one more to be added is Belgaum to Dharwad, Karnataka, part of GQ, one of the most beautiful road in India, just travel a distance of about 80 kms and you will believe me, its 6 lane beautifully lit with lakhs of reflectors.
You should also add Nashik Mumbai (2/3 lane stretch of around 150 km) of NH3…It is one of the most beautiful roads i have ever driven on..
And trust me, I travel to Pune via Mumbai using both Nashik-Mumbai and Mumbai-Pune highway(As the Nashik Pune road is terrible with work in progress)
And honestly I prefer the Nashik-Mumbai stretch to the Mumbai Pune which sits at the top pf this list!
due to yadavas and gujjars the two traidional herder bread, the gurgaon and noida highways are ruined, as these people are rash drivers and are uncivilized. South India has beautiful highways, with amazing scenic view but with very bad looking people and with weird food. However south indians are usually more civilized, except those who are living in bangalore
hey why delhi to amritsar national hghway is not there
Thanks will add.
how about Hyderabad , bangalore Highway NH7
Its in the another article
hey where is hyderbad – vijaywada gmr expressway…one of its kind in the world
Durgapur Expressway is not access controlled and so it technically cannot be called an expressway
For your kind information Durgapur Expressway is access controlled with Toll Gates
Toll Gates does not mean access controlled
Then neither is Mumbai Pune Expressway
nothing to worry about, its an expressway don’t argue with anybody, we know what we know, just leave it
Great Article…… but i want to know about how many Expressways or Highways are not allowed for Motorcycle☻
hey love your article but i would like to know if cyclists can use or are permitted to use the expressway?
Hi Danica,
No cyclists are not allowed to use expressway in India, not ever motorbikes.
No traffic!
Pakistan has 4 times as many expressways as India.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_road_network_size
check how most people are driving through the white line…. who would teach these people some manners…
Yamuna Expressway is the longest Six lane alivated expressway. We proud that we have 3 Best expressways in my region. 1- Yamuna expressway which is 165Km long, 2-Noida-Greater Noida expressway which is 24Km long and Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway 28KM long.