AH46
Road in Asia
title: "AH46" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["asian-highway-network", "roads-in-india"] description: "Road in Asia" topic_path: "geography/india" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AH46" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Road in Asia ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox road"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | ASIA |
| type | AH |
| route | 46 |
| length_km | 1890 |
| direction_a | East |
| direction_b | West |
| terminus_a | Kolkata, West Bengal |
| terminus_b | Surat, Gujarat |
| previous_type | AH |
| next_type | AH |
| previous_route | 45 |
| next_route | 47 |
| countries | India |
| :: |
| country = ASIA | type = AH | route = 46 | map = | length_km = 1890 | direction_a = East | direction_b = West | terminus_a = Kolkata, West Bengal | terminus_b = Surat, Gujarat | junction = | previous_type=AH | next_type=AH | previous_route=45 | next_route = 47 | countries = India
Asian Highway 46 (AH46) is a route of the Asian Highway Network within India, from Kolkata in West Bengal to Surat in Gujarat. The route is part of old National Highway 6.
This highway connects Surat-Bardoli-Dhule-Jalgaon-Akola-Amravati-Nagpur-Bhandara-Durg-Bhilai-Raipur-Saraipali-Bargarh-Sambalpur-Debagarh-Kendujhar-Baharagora-Kharagpur-Kolkata.
Route in India
Length of AH46 is 1514 km. Various cities and towns in the Indian states of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra lie on AH46 as follows:
West Bengal State
Odisha State
Chhattisgarh State
Maharashtra State
Gujarat State
Constituent highways
AH46 is located entirely within India. National highways have been renumbered since 2010.
New numbered highways
- Kharagpur - Deogarh section is part of National Highway 49 (India)
- Deogarh - Dhule section is part of National Highway 53 (India)
Old numbers
Under old numbers, AH46 was part of old NH6 India.
Junctions
: near Kharagpur, starting point. : near Nagpur. : near Dhule, end point.
References
References
- "United Nations - ESCAP - Asian Highway Database".
- [http://morth.nic.in/showfile.asp?lid=365 Highways in India]
- "New National Highways notification - Government of India".
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