National Highway 8 (India, old numbering)

National Highway 8
Map of Old NH 8 in red
Route information
Maintained by National Highways Authority of India
Length	2,807 km (1,744 mi)
Major junctions
North end	New Delhi
Major intersections	List NH 1 in Delhi NH 2 in Delhi NH 10 in Delhi NH 24 in Delhi NH 71 in Bawal NH 11A in Manoharpur NH 11 in Jaipur NH 12 in Jaipur NH 79A in Kishangarh NH 79 in Ajmer NH 89 in Ajmer NH 14 in Beawar NH 76 in Udaipur NH 8C in Chiloda NH 59 in Ahmedabad Ahmedabad Vadodara Expressway in Vadodara Ahmedabad Vadodara Expressway in Kheda NH 6 in Surat NH 3 in Mumbai
South end	Mumbai
Location
Country	India
Primary destinations	Jaipur - Ajmer - Beawar - Udaipur - Ahmedabad - Kheda - Nadiad- Anand - Vadodara - Surat - Navsari
Highway system
Roads in India Expressways National State Asian
← NH 7A → NH 48A

National Highway 8 (NH 8) is a 4-lane (6-lane in most parts) National Highway in India. According to estimates, it is the busiest highway in the subcontinent, as it connects the national capital Delhi to the financial capital Mumbai, as well as important cities Gurgaon, Jaipur, Ajmer, Udaipur, Ahmedabad, Kheda, Nadiad, Anand, Vadodara, Surat, The total length is 1428km.^[1] Under the new numbering it has become part of the NH48.

The highway is part of the Golden Quadrilateral project undertaken by National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and was the first section to be completed. The Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway, Jaipur-Kishangarh Expressway, and Ahmedabad Vadodara Expressway are part of NH 8. Before entering downtown Mumbai, NH 8 passes through nearly all the suburbs on the western line of Mumbai Suburban Railway, where it is popularly known as Western Express Highway.