Major Expressways of India | List of Longest Expressways in India

The economy of India is growing at a rapid pace and is witnessing technological advancements in almost every sector. This rapid urbanisation requires seamless connectivity, and the Government of India (GoI) has taken various initiatives to construct state-of-the-art expressways, and highways that connect major parts of the country. Check out the article to get better insights into expressways of India.

Expressways of India - Brief Description

The economy of India is growing at a rapid pace and is witnessing technological advancements in almost every sector. Many leading MNCs and manufacturing companies are setting up their offices across the country to tap on the potential of the Indian workforce, which further uplift the urbanisation of cities such as Noida, Bangalore, Gurgaon, Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, Chennai etc. This rapid urbanisation requires seamless connectivity, and the Government of India (GoI) has taken various initiatives to construct state-of-the-art expressways, and highways that connect major parts of the country, and allows seamless growth of the country.

The highest class of roads, i.e., Expressways of India, constitutes a total length of 5,930 km with 11,127.69 km under construction (as of July 2023). The Delhi - Mumbai Expressway, which is expected to be completed by the last quarter of 2025, will be the longest expressway in India.

As of April 2021, The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has declared 8 expressways as National Expressways (NE). Check out the table below to better analytics into major National Expressways of India (Operational):

Designation	Expressways of India	Total Length
NE 1	Ahmedabad - Vadodara Expressway	93 km
NE 2	Eastern Peripheral Expressway	135 km
NE 3	Delhi - Meerut Expressway	96 km
NE 4	Delhi - Mumbai Expressway	1380 km

Difference between Highway and Expressway

Expressways refers to controlled-access highways and offers high-speed roads with limited entry and exit points, controlled by the use of cloverleaf, three-way trumpet, or grade separated to allow a faster and seamless travel.

Highways on the other hand have open-access roads along with multiple traffic points and varying speed limits. Highways feature various mixes of signals and intersections.

Greenfield Expressway

Greenfield Expressway refers to a 12-lane wide expressway in India with initial construction of 8 lanes with maximum speed limit set to 120 km/h for all types of vehicles. The land for further 4 lanes is reserved at the centre of the expressways for future construction. The goal of greenfield expressways is to cut costs on land acquisition and reduce logistics costs. Delhi - Mumbai Expressway is one of the examples of a greenfield expressway with initial 8-lane construction expandable up to 12-lane.

Insights into Expressways of India

Expressways of India provides seamless connectivity to leading cities of the country and allows easy to and fro travel to major hubspots. Apart from easy connectivity, expressways of India flourishes infrastructural development around it, leading to construction of an array of commercial and residential properties around it.

Real estate projects around the expressways of India offer promising capital appreciation, and assured returns on investment to people looking to buy property for sale.

Let’s explore more about expressways of India and get better insights:

• Mumbai - Pune Expressways is the first 6-lane expressway of India which started its operations in 2002.
• Delhi - Mumbai Expressways would be the largest expressways of India which would be completely operational by the last quarter of 2025. It spans across 1,350 km in length.
• Dwarka Expressway is the widest expressway of India consisting of 16 lanes.
• Currently, there are 44 expressways in India being operational in different states of the country.
• The state of Uttar Pradesh consists of the highest number of expressways in India, with a total currently at 13.

Longest National Expressways in India

Check out the table below to know longest national expressways in India:

Designation	Expressways of India	Total Length (in km)	Date of Completion
NE 1	Ahmedabad - Vadodara Expressway	93	16 August 2004
NE 2	Eastern Peripheral Expressway	135	27 May 2018
NE 3	Delhi - Meerut Expressway	96	1 April 2021
NE 4	Delhi - Mumbai Expressway	1380	March 2023
NE 5	Delhi–Amritsar–Katra Expressway	398	January 2025
NE 5A	Nakodar–Amritsar Expressway	99	January 2025
NE 6	Awadh Expressway	62	December 2024
NE 7	Bangalore–Chennai Expressway	258	December 2024
NE 8	Varanasi–Kolkata Expressway	652	December 2026
NE 9	Kharagpur–Siliguri Economic Corridor	230	December 2026
NE 10	Katihar-Kishanganj-Siliguri-Guwahati Expressway	676	December 2026

Longest State Expressways in India

Check out the table below to know longest national expressways in India:

	Expressway of India	States	Total Length	Attributes
1.	Mumbai–Nagpur Expressway	Maharashtra	635 km	Longest Expressway in Maharashtra
2.	Amritsar–Jamnagar Expressway	Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat	500 km	2nd longest Expressway of India
3.	Dhanbad-Bokaro-Ranchi-Jamshedpur	Jharkhand	400 km	-
4.	Purvanchal Expressway	Uttar Pradesh	340.8 km	3rd longest Expressway of India
5.	Agra–Lucknow Expressway	Uttar Pradesh	302.2 km	4th longest Expressway of India
6.	Bundelkhand Expressway	Uttar Pradesh	296 km	1st expressway in Bundelkhand
7.	Trans-Haryana Expressway	Haryana	227 km	Greenfield Expressway
8.	Yamuna Expressway	Uttar Pradesh	165.5 km	Connects Greater Noida & Agra
9.	Western Peripheral Expressway	Haryana	135.6 km	Part of Ring Road in Delhi NCR
10	Eastern Peripheral Expressway	Uttar Pradesh, Haryana	135 km	Part of Ring Road in Delhi NCR

Check out the details of top 5 longest expressways of India:

1. Delhi - Mumbai Expressway

   Delhi - Mumbai Expressway is an access-controlled expressway with a total length of 1,350 km. It would be the longest expressway of India after its completion in October 2025. Delhi - Mumbai Expressway connects the Sohna Elevated Corridor in Delhi to the Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Maharashtra and passes through Dausa, Kota, Ratlam, Vadodara, and Surat.

   Delhi - Mumbai Expressway Statistics

   Project Cost	₹1,00,00 Cr
   Number of lanes	8-lane wide (expandable up to 12-lanes)
   Total Length of Expressway	1,350 km
   Maintained by	National Highway Authority of India (NHAI)
   Major Junctions	DND Flyway, Delhi (North end) JNPT, Mumbai (South end)

2. Mumbai - Nagpur Expressway

   Mumbai - Nagpur Expressway is the longest expressway in Maharashtra spanning across 701 km. This 6-lane wide expressway is officially known as Hindu Hrudaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg and connects Shivmadka Village in Nagpur District to Amane Village in Thane district, providing seamless connectivity to the Marathwada and Vidarbha regions.

   Mumbai - Nagpur Expressway Statistics

   Project Cost	₹55,000 Cr
   Number of lanes	6-lane wide (expandable up to 8-lanes)
   Total Length of Expressway	635 km
   Maintained by	Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC)
   Major Junctions	Amane Village, Thane (West end) Shivmadka Village, Nagpur (East end)

3. Amritsar - Jamnagar Expressway

   Amritsar - Jamnagar Expressway is an under-construction expressway of India spanning across 1,257 km in length in the north-western part of the country. This 6-lane wide expressway connects Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Power Plant in Bathinda to Suratgarh Super Thermal Power Plant in Sri Ganganagar and helps in the socio-economic growth of the state.

   Amritsar - Jamnagar Expressway

   Project Cost	₹80,000 Cr
   Number of lanes	6-lane wide
   Total Length of Expressway	1,257 km
   Maintained by	National Highway Authority of India (NHAI)
   Major Junctions	Tibba, Punjab (North end) Jamnagar, Gujarat (South end)

4. Purvanchal Expressway

   Purvanchal Expressway is the 3rd longest expressway of India spanning across 340 km with 6-lanes. This expressway in Uttar Pradesh connects Chand Saray Village near Gosainganj to Haydaria Village on NH - 31.

   Purvanchal Expressway Statistics

   Project Cost	₹22,494 Cr
   Number of lanes	6-lane wide (expandable up to 8-lanes)
   Total Length of Expressway	340.8 km
   Maintained by	Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA)
   Major Junctions	Chand Saray Village, Lucknow District (West end) Hydaria Village, Ghazipur District (East end)

5. Agra - Lucknow Expressway

   Agra - Lucknow Expressway is the 4th longest expressway of India constructed by UPEIDA with the goal to reduce travel time between Agra and Lucknow. This 6-lane wide expressway was completed in 2016, connecting Agra and Lucknow and spans across 302 km in length.

   Agra - Lucknow Expressway Statistics

   Project Cost	₹15,000 Cr
   Number of lanes	6-lane wide (expandable up to 8-lanes)
   Total Length of Expressway	302 km
   Maintained by	Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA)
   Major Junctions	Hingot Kheria Village, Agra District (West end) Sarosa Bharosa Village, Lucknow District (East end)

Top upcoming expressways in India

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1. Dwarka Expressway

   Dwarka Expressway is a 16 lane expressway of India. It spans across 27.6 KM connecting Dwarka in Delhi to Kherki Daula Toll Plaza in Gurgaon.
   This widest expressway of India, consisting of 16 lanes with 8 lane elevated roads and 8 lane service roads, eases traffic from Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway.

   Dwarka Expressway Statistics

   Project Cost	₹7,500 Cr
   Number of lanes	16-lane wide
   Total Length of Expressway	27.6 km
   Date of Completion	December, 2023
   Major Junctions	Shiv Murti, Mahipalpur, Delhi Kherki Daula Toll Plaza, Gurgugram

2. Ganga Expressway

   Ganga Expressway is the upcoming expressway of India connecting Bijauli in Meerut to Judapur in Prayagraj spanning across 594 km. This expressway of India features a 6 lane wide road with expandable to 8 lane.

   Ganga Expressway is an upcoming expressway in UP that plans to cut down 12 hours from Meerut to Prayagraj to just 6 hours. It will be operational from December, 2024.

   Ganga Expressway Statistics

   Project Cost	₹40,000 Cr
   Number of lanes	6-lane wide
   Total Length of Expressway	1,047 km
   Date of Completion	December, 2024
   Major Junctions	Bijauli Village, Meerut District (West end) Judapur Dandu Village, Prayagraj District (East end)

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FAQs regarding Expressways of India

What is the total expressway network in India?

As of July 2023, the expressway network constitutes a total length of 5,930 km with 11,127.69 km under construction.

How many expressways are there in India?

There are a total of 44 expressways in India located in various states of the country.

Which is the longest expressway in India?

Delhi - Mumbai Expressway is the longest expressway in India spanning across 1380 km in length.

Which is the widest expressway in India?

The Delhi - Gurgaon section of the Dwarka Expressway is the widest expressway in India with a total of 16 lanes.

Which state has the most number of expressways in India?

Uttar Pradesh has the most number of expressways in India with a total count of 13.

What are highways?

Highways are open-access roads with various signals and intersections and allow varying speed limits.

Define Expressways?

Expressways are controlled-access highways that offer high-speed roads with limited entry and exit points.