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National Highway 205
Route information
Auxiliary route of NH 5
Length183 km (114 mi)
Major junctions
South endKharar
North endShimla
Location
CountryIndia
StatesPunjab, Himachal Pradesh
Primary
destinations		Ropar, Kiratpur Sahib, Sundernagar
Highway system
← NH 5→ NH 5

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.

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

References

  1. ↑ "Rationalization of Numbering Systems of National Highways" (PDF). Govt of India. 28 April 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2011.


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