Transportation in Madhya Pradesh

Number	National Highway	Major Cities of Madhya Pradesh
NH-3	Agra-Mumbai	Morena,Gwalior, Guna, Indore
NH- 44	Srinagar-Kanyakumari	Morena, Jabalpur, Chhindwara, Datiya
NH- 12	Jabalpur- Jaipur	Jabalpur, Bhopal, Narsinghgarh, Rajgarh
NH- 25	Shivpuri- Lucknow	Shivpuri, Karera
NH- 27	Porbandar-Silchar	Satna, Shivpuri
NH- 59	Ahmedabad- Indore	Indore, Dhar, Jhabua
NH- 75	Gwalior- Satna- Rewa	Khajuraho, Chhatarpur, Panna, Rewa
NH- 76	Chhindwara- Prayagraj	Shivpuri
NH- 78	Katni- Gamla	Shahdol, Ambikapur, Jaspur
NH- 86	Dewas- Kanpur	Dewas, Bhopal, Chhatarpur, Sagar
NH- 92	Bhogaon- Raisen	Sagar, Raisen
NH- 927A	Swaroopganj- Ratlam	Ratlam
NH- 26A	Sagar-Bina	Jaruakheda, Khurai, Bina

Other Facts

There are a total 44 National Highways in Madhya Pradesh, whose total length is 8, 858 kms.
Longest National highways- Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka.
Longest National highways - NH-46 (634km)
Smallest National highways - NH-135 BB (7.5km)
Madhya Pradesh Road Transport Corporation was established in 1950 and closed in 2002.

There are 48 State highways in Madhya Pradesh whose total length is 11, 389 kms.
Longest highways (ascending order)- SH-19, SH- 26, SH- 10
Smallest highways (descending order)- SH- 39A, SH- 19A, SH- B
Longest State Highway- Jaitpur (Uttar Pradesh) to Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)
Smallest State Highway- Thandla to Kushalgarh
The total length of Main District Roads in Madhya Pradesh is 22, 091 kms.

Expressways in Madhya Pradesh

Narmada Expressway
- 6 lane highway
- Total highway- 1265 kms
- States covered- Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat
- Cities- Anupur, Dindori, Mandla, Jabalpur, Narsinghpur, Hoshangabad, Harda, Khandwa, Badwani and Alirajpur.

Historical Background

First Rail line was started in 1867 from Allahabad (now Prayagraj) to Jabalpur.
Total length of railway lines in Madhya Pradesh- 6, 100 kms.
In 1895, Kuno Kumari Express from Gwalior to Shivpuri was flagged off by Madhav Rao Scindhia.
Narrow Gauge Railway was begun from Satpura in 1904, later it was closed in 2015.
- Asia’s largest Narrow Gauge Railway Station was located in Nainpur (Mandla).

Western Railway
- Zonal Headquarters- Jabalpur
- It covers Katni, Rewa and Satna district.

Other facts

India’s first Private Railway Station- Habibganj (Bhopal)
India’s longest Railway Bridge- Katni
In India, Jabalpur is the first Wi-fi enabled station.
Hazrat- Nizamuddin Express (Bhopal Express) is the country's first ISO-certified train. The other train is Rewanchal Express.
State’s Longest Railway Station- Itarsi (Hoshangabad)
Railway Coach Factory- Bhopal
Railway Electric Engine Workshop- Bhopal
Railway Diesel Engine Workshop- Indore and Vidisha
Rail Coach Factory- Jhabua
Rail Spring Workshop- Gwalior
Railway Recruitment Board- Bhopal
Railway Sleeper Factory- Bankhedi