NE 5A
Delhi–Amritsar–Katra Expressway Goindval Spur
Also known as NE-5 Goindval Sahib link
41 km
Being built
Punjab
Expressway
Route
NE 5A runs 41 km from Nakodar, Punjab to Goindval, Punjab.
Crosses Punjab.
Through Nakodar and Goindval.
Why it matters
The Delhi–Amritsar–Katra Expressway was planned as a pilgrim route, linking Sikh and Hindu shrines across north India. Branches like this are how the smaller shrine towns are brought onto it.
History
The Delhi–Amritsar–Katra Expressway is built with branches to the Punjab towns it does not pass directly. This one runs from Nakodar to Goindval Sahib, the town on the Beas that holds one of Sikhism's important gurdwaras, connecting it and the Tarn Taran side of Punjab to the main expressway.
Good to know
- A spur of NE-5, the Delhi–Amritsar–Katra Expressway — the letter marks it as a branch.
- Serves Goindval Sahib, a Sikh pilgrimage town on the banks of the Beas.
- It connects the Nakodar and Tarn Taran side of Punjab to the main expressway.
More details
- Lanes
- 4–6 lanes, access-controlled