National Highway 12 (NH 12) 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.
Prior to renumbering, the section between Dalkhola and Kolkata was known as NH 34, while the segment between Kolkata and Bakkhali was known as NH 117.
Route
NH 12 originates from its junction with NH 27 at Dalkhola in Uttar Dinajpur district and passes through Karandighi, Raiganj, Malda, passes over the Farakka Barrage, Umarpur, Aurangabad, Berhampore, Beldanga, Bethuadahari, Krishnanagar, Ranaghat, Barasat, Belghoria Expressway, Dankuni, Santragachi, Behala, Joka, Diamond Harbour, Kakdwip and ends at Bakkhali.
Development In 2020, widening of a stretch of from Jagulia to Krishnanagar in Nadia began. From 2021, works ongoing for Baharampur Bypass construction to bypass Baharampur Town, Road Overbridge at Ranaghat, Down Bridge on River Jalangi at Krishnanagar & River Churni at Ranaghat are being constructed. Work on Shantipur Bypass is being made along with construction of Kalyani Expressway link at Barjaguli is ongoing. Plan is to link NH 19 at Dankuni with NH 12 at Barjaguli via Kalyani, New Ishwar Gupta Bridge, Magra, Baidyabati, Serampore(Srirampur) & Uttarpara, so that Trucks going to Northern West Bengal from NH 16 & NH 49 can bypass Kolkata, Barasat & Jessore Road decreasing pressure on NH 12. Reconstruction of Kalyani Expressway from Belghoria Expressway is also being executed under NH 12 redevelopment scheme.
In 2021 union budget, central government allocated highway projects for four election bound states, of which was allocated for the development of of this highway.
Cities and towns of NH 12
Dalkhola(Xing towards Siliguri, Purnia & Katihar) Karandighi Raiganj Gazole(Xing towards Balurghat) Malda(Xing towards Rajshahi, Bangladesh) Sujapur Kaliachak Farakka(Xing towards NH 33) Dhuliyan Aurangabad, West Bengal Morgram(Staring point NH 14 to Kharagpur) Jangipur Baharampur(Xing towards Lalgola & Jalangi) Beldanga Bethuadahari Krishnanagar(Xing towards Nabadwip Dham) Shantipur Ranaghat(Xing towards Bangaon & Gede) Chakdaha Kalyani(Xing with Kalyani Expressway) Barasat(Xing towards Bangaon & Hasnabad) Madhyamgram Birati Belgharia Dankuni(Xing towards NH 19 & SH 15) Kona(Xing towards NH 16) Alipore Taratala(Xing towards Budge Budge) Behala Amtala(Xing towards Baruipur) Diamond Harbour Kulpi Kakdwip(Alight here for Gangasagar) Namkhana(Alight here for Gangasagar) Bakkhali(Alight here for Frazergaunge)
Toll plazas All of NH 12 is located within West Bengal. Below is the list of all the toll plazas (districtwise) from Dalkhola(north) to Bakkhali(south). Uttar Dinajpur Panishala toll plaza (0+40)km Malda Gazole toll plaza (0+98)km 18 Mile toll plaza (0+151)km Murshidabad Chandermore toll plaza (0+192)km Shibpur toll plaza (0+246)km Nadia Sali-Bamandanga toll plaza (0+308)km Howrah Nivedita Setu toll plaza (0+447)km Vidyasagar Setu toll plaza (0+465)km South 24 Paraganas Namkhana Bridge toll plaza (0+572)km
Asian Highway Network
The highway starting from Barasat to Belghoria is part of the AH1 (Asian Highway 1) network, which starts from Tokyo, Japan and ends in Istanbul, Turkey.
See also List of national highways in India National Highways Development Project
References
External links
NH 12 on OpenStreetMap