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Delhi to Chicken Neck in 16 Hours! 1500 KM Expressway to Halve Travel Time, Outperforming Rajdhani.
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News18•25-09-2026, 11:23
Delhi to Chicken Neck in 16 Hours! 1500 KM Expressway to Halve Travel Time, Outperforming Rajdhani.
- •NHAI is developing a 1500 KM road corridor from Ambala to Siliguri, comprising Ambala-Shamli, Shamli-Gorakhpur, and Gorakhpur-Siliguri expressways.
- •This new network will reduce travel time from Delhi to Siliguri from 28-32 hours to approximately 15-16 hours, benefiting both passenger and freight movement.
- •The Ambala-Shamli Expressway will provide an alternative fast route for vehicles from Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, and J&K to Uttar Pradesh without entering the Delhi area.
- •The Shamli-Gorakhpur Expressway, at 740 KM, will connect Western Uttar Pradesh with Eastern Uttar Pradesh, offering high-speed connectivity to several districts.
- •The Gorakhpur-Siliguri Expressway will provide direct high-speed corridor benefits to North Bihar and improve access to the strategically vital 'Chicken Neck' region.
Key Questions Answered
The upcoming mega-corridor spans approximately 1,500 kilometers and is designed to cut down the travel time from Delhi to Siliguri from 28 to 32 hours down to roughly 15 to 16 hours.
The mega-corridor is formed by three key link projects developed by the NHAI: the Ambala-Shamli Expressway, the Shamli-Gorakhpur Expressway, and the Gorakhpur-Siliguri Expressway.
Siliguri is known as the 'Chicken Neck,' a narrow strip of land linking the country's mainland to northeastern states, meaning faster road connectivity provides crucial alternative pathways for strategic and military movement.
