National Highway 205 (India)

National Highway 205 commonly referred to as NH 205, is a highway in India.^[1] The highway passes through the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab.

National Highway 205
National Highway highlighted in red
Route information
Auxiliary route of NH 5
Length	183 km (114 mi)
Major junctions
South end	Kharar
North end	Shimla
Location
Country	India
States	Punjab, Himachal Pradesh
Primary destinations	Ropar, Kiratpur Sahib, Sundernagar
Highway system
Roads in India Expressways National State Asian
← NH 5 → NH 5

Route

The highway starts at Kharar near Chandigarh. It passes through Ropar and Kiratpur Sahib in Punjab and Swarghat, Namhol, Darlaghat in Himachal Pradesh and terminates near Shimla.

Old NH numbers of new NH 205

After renumbering of all national highways by National Highway Authority of India in 2010, parts of the former NH 21 and NH 88 have been combined with parts of former NH 5 to create the new NH 205.

• Kharar - Swarghat (in Bilaspur district) section of old NH 21.
• Swarghat - Darlaghat (near Solan) section of old NH 88.
• Darlaghat via Nauni (near Solan) - near Shimla section of old NH 5.

See also

• Leh-Manali Highway
• List of national highways in India
• National Highways Development Project