National Highway 1 (India, old numbering)

For the current numbered road in India, see National Highway 1 (India).

National Highway 1 or NH 1 was a National Highway in Northern India that linked the national capital New Delhi to the town of Attari in Punjab near the India–Pakistan border.^[1] Old National Highway 1 in its entirety, was part of historic Grand Trunk Road or simply known as GT Road.

National Highway 1
Map of Old National Highway 1 in red
Road map of India with National Highway 1 highlighted in solid blue colour
Route information
Part of AH1 AH2
Length	456 km (283 mi) NS: 380 km (240 mi) (New Delhi - Jalandhar) Phase III: 49 km (30 mi)
Major junctions
South end	Delhi
Major intersections	NH 2 in Delhi NH 8 in Delhi NH 21 to Manali/Leh in Ambala NH 22 to Shimla in Ambala NH 10 in burari NH 71 in Jalandhar NH 15 in Amritsar
North end	Attari, Punjab
Location
Country	India
States	Delhi: 22 km (14 mi) Haryana: 180 km (110 mi) Punjab: 254 km (158 mi)
Primary destinations	Delhi - Panipat- Kurukshetra - Ambala - Jalandhar - Ludhiana - Phagwara - Amritsar - Indo-Pak Border
Highway system
Roads in India Expressways National State Asian
← NH 234 → NH 1A

New numbering

As of 2010 notification from Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, NH 1 has been renumbered as follows.^[2]

• Attari - Amritsar - Jalandhar section is part of new National Highway No. 3
• Jalandhar - Ludhiana - Ambala - Panipat - Delhi section is part of new National Highway No. 44

National Highways Development Project

Approximately 380 km (240 mi) stretch of the old NH 1 from Jalandhar to Delhi is a part of the North-South Corridor.^[3]

See also

• List of national highways in India
• National Highways Development Project