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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|National highway in India}}<br />
{{For|the old National Highway 40|National Highway 40 (India)(old numbering)}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2017}}<br />
{{Infobox road<br />
| country = IND<br />
| type = NH<br />
| route = 40<br />
| length_km = 408<br />
| image =<br />
| map = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-width=290|frame-height=330|frame-align=center|type=line<br />
| id=Q3764076| stroke-width=3|title=National Highway 40}}<br />
| map_custom = yes<br />
| map_notes = Map of the National Highway in red<br />
| direction_a = North<br />
| direction_b = South<br />
| terminus_a = [[Kurnool]]<br />
| terminus_b = [[Ranipettai]]<br />
| states = [[Andhra Pradesh]]: {{convert|381|km|mi|abbr=on}} [[Tamil Nadu]]: {{convert|27|km|mi|abbr=on}}<br />
| destinations = [[Nandyal]] - [[Cuddapah]] -[[Pileru]] -[[Chittoor]]<br />
| junction = {{collapsible list|[[National Highway 44 (India)|NH 44]] in Kurnool| [[National Highway 716 (India)|NH716 in Kadapa Junction]]|[[National Highway 340 (India)|NH 340]] in [[Rayachoti]]|[[National Highway 71 (India)|NH 71]] in [[Pileru]]|[[National Highway 140 (India)|NH 140]] in Thenepalle|[[National Highway 69 (India)|NH 69]] in [[Chittoor]]|[[National Highway 48 (India)|NH 48]] in [[Ranipet]]}}<br />
| previous_type = NH<br />
| next_type = NH<br />
| previous_route = 44 <!-- Route start junction --><br />
| next_route = 48 <!-- Route end junction --><br />
}}<br />
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'''National Highway 40''' ('''NH 40'''), a combination of previous national highways 4 and 18, is a [[National Highway (India)|national highway]] in [[India]]. It starts at [[National Highway 44 (India)|National Highway 44]] junction at [[Kurnool]] and passes through [[Kadapa]] and [[Chittoor]] and terminates at [[Ranipet]] in [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref name="renumber">{{cite web|url=http://dorth.gov.in/writereaddata/sublinkimages/finaldoc6143316640.pdf|title=Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways|publisher=[[Department of Road Transport and Highways]]|access-date=3 April 2012|location=New Delhi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331002823/http://www.morth.nic.in/writereaddata/sublinkimages/finaldoc6143316640.pdf|archive-date=31 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="distance">{{cite web|title=List of National Highways passing through A.P. State|url=http://aproads.cgg.gov.in/getInfo.do?dt=1&oId=33|website=Roads and Buildings Department|publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh|access-date=11 February 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328053359/http://aproads.cgg.gov.in/getInfo.do?dt=1&oId=33|archive-date=28 March 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
It is called Rayalaseema Express Highway. The highway was transformed into four lanes between Kurnool and Kadapa .<br />
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==Route==<br />
It starts at Kurnool and passes through [[Nandyal]], [[Allagadda]], [[Mydukur]], [[Kadapa]], [[Rayachoti]], [[Pileru]], [[Chittoor]] and ends at Ranipet. It runs for a distance of {{convert|381.00|km|mi|abbr=on}} in Andhra Pradesh and {{convert|27.00|km|mi|abbr=on}} in Tamil Nadu.<ref name="distance" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://morth.nic.in/sites/default/files/Details-of-National-Highways-as-on-31.03.pdf|title=The List of National Highways in India|website=[[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways]]|access-date=21 December 2019}}</ref><br />
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'''Kurnool ↔ Nandyal ↔ Allagadda ↔ Mydukur ↔ Kadapa ↔ Rayachoti ↔ Pileru ↔ Chittoor ↔ Ranipet'''<br />
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== Junctions == <br />
{{RJL|date=November 2021}}<br />
: {{jct|NH|44|country=IND}} Terminal near Kurnool.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://morth.nic.in/showfile.asp?lid=2924|title=State-wise length of National Highways (NH) in India as on 30.11.2018|website=[[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604032801/https://morth.nic.in/showfile.asp?lid=2924|archive-date=4 June 2019|access-date=22 December 2019}}</ref><br />
: {{jct|NH|340C|country=IND}} near Kurnool<br />
: {{jct|NH|544D|country=IND}} near Nandyal<br />
: {{jct|NH|67|country=IND}} near Mydukur<br />
: {{jct|NH|716|country=IND}} near Kadapa bypass<br />
: {{jct|NH|340|country=IND}} near Rayachoti<br />
: {{jct|NH|71|country=IND}} near Pileru<br />
: {{jct|NH|140|country=IND}} near Puthalapattu<br />
: {{jct|NH|69|country=IND}} near Chittoor<br />
: {{jct|NH|48|country=IND}} Terminal near Ranipet.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[List of National Highways in India (by Highway Number)]]<br />
* [[National Highways Development Project]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://openstreetmap.org/browse/relation/3234491 NH 40 on OpenStreetMap]<br />
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[[Category:National highways in India]]<br />
[[Category:National Highways in Andhra Pradesh|40]]<br />
[[Category:National Highways in Tamil Nadu|40]]</div>ImportMaster