Gorakhpur Link Expressway: route map, status and land checks
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Overview
The Gorakhpur Link Expressway is a 91.35 km access-controlled highway connecting Gorakhpur to the Purvanchal Expressway near Azamgarh, built by the UP Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA). It starts near Jaitpur village on the Gorakhpur bypass (NH-27) and ends at Salarpur in Azamgarh district. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated it on 20 June 2025.
The corridor runs through four districts: Gorakhpur, Sant Kabir Nagar, Ambedkar Nagar and Azamgarh. Deoria district is not on the alignment. The road has four lanes, expandable to six, on a 110-metre right of way, and UPEIDA puts its cost at Rs 7,283.28 crore including land. The corridor creates a 2 km influence zone on either side where land values have increased by 180% since route notification.
This page covers the route map, current status, route alignment verification, conversion traps in the Right of Way (RoW), and which micro-markets show genuine development activity versus speculative holding.
Gorakhpur Link Expressway route map
Most people searching for a Gorakhpur Link Expressway route map want the start and end points and how the road reaches Lucknow. The expressway leaves the Gorakhpur bypass on NH-27 near Jaitpur, runs south-west through Sant Kabir Nagar and Ambedkar Nagar districts, and joins the Purvanchal Expressway at Salarpur in Azamgarh district, about 8.3 km east of the Shahganj–Akbarpur road (SH-5).
Point on the route
District
What to know
Start, near Jaitpur village
Gorakhpur
Leaves the Gorakhpur bypass (NH-27), about 1.3 km from the Jaitpur underpass
Bhagwanpur
Gorakhpur
Inauguration site, June 2025
Land purchase in Gorakhpur district
Gorakhpur
78 villages: 1 in Sadar, 4 in Sahjanwa and 73 in Khajni tehsil (2019 notification)
Middle section
Sant Kabir Nagar, Ambedkar Nagar
Interchanges at national highways, state highways and major district roads crossed
End, Salarpur
Azamgarh
Joins the Purvanchal Expressway at its chainage 190+855
Point on the route
District
What to know
Start, near Jaitpur village
Gorakhpur
Leaves the Gorakhpur bypass (NH-27), about 1.3 km from the Jaitpur underpass
Bhagwanpur
Gorakhpur
Inauguration site, June 2025
Land purchase in Gorakhpur district
Gorakhpur
78 villages: 1 in Sadar, 4 in Sahjanwa and 73 in Khajni tehsil (2019 notification)
Middle section
Sant Kabir Nagar, Ambedkar Nagar
Interchanges at national highways, state highways and major district roads crossed
End, Salarpur
Azamgarh
Joins the Purvanchal Expressway at its chainage 190+855
For a Gorakhpur to Lucknow link expressway route map, continue west on the Purvanchal Expressway, a 340.8 km road that starts at Chand Sarai on the Lucknow–Sultanpur road (NH-731). The state's investment agency puts Gorakhpur to Lucknow at about 3 to 3.5 hours on this route, against 4 to 5 hours before. The same link is what people mean by the Gorakhpur Purvanchal link expressway.
The link expressway is not a ring road around Gorakhpur. If you are looking for a Gorakhpur ring road map, note that this road begins on the existing city bypass and heads away from the city. View the full alignment and nearby villages on the 1acre map layer.
Interchanges, structures and toll plazas
UPEIDA's published project material lists the structures on the expressway, and contracts awarded since opening show how tolling is being organised. UPEIDA has not published a list of toll plaza names and locations in the material we reviewed, so treat any 'Gorakhpur link expressway toll plaza list' you find elsewhere with care.
Item
Detail
Interchanges
Built at every national highway, state highway and major district road the route crosses
Flyovers
7
Major bridges
8
Minor bridges
28
Vehicular underpasses
20
Light-vehicle underpasses
57
Pedestrian underpasses
48
Safety
Advanced Traffic Management System and 6 ambulances
Proposed car toll
Rs 280 one way, as reported when UPEIDA invited toll-collection bids in July 2024
Toll operator
Highway Infrastructure Ltd, two-year UPEIDA contract worth Rs 220.66 crore (September 2026)
Item
Detail
Interchanges
Built at every national highway, state highway and major district road the route crosses
Flyovers
7
Major bridges
8
Minor bridges
28
Vehicular underpasses
20
Light-vehicle underpasses
57
Pedestrian underpasses
48
Safety
Advanced Traffic Management System and 6 ambulances
Proposed car toll
Rs 280 one way, as reported when UPEIDA invited toll-collection bids in July 2024
Toll operator
Highway Infrastructure Ltd, two-year UPEIDA contract worth Rs 220.66 crore (September 2026)
The toll contract covers collecting user fees and running the toll plazas on the stretch, with four patrol-cum-safety vehicles. For land buyers, interchanges matter more than toll plazas: access to the expressway is only at interchanges, so a plot beside the carriageway without a nearby interchange has no direct access. Check the nearest interchange and the service road position before paying an 'expressway touch' premium.
Current status as of October 2026
The expressway has opened. The table gives the main milestones with their dates.
Date
Milestone
February 2019
Land purchase notified in 78 villages of Gorakhpur district; land bought for eight lanes on a 110-metre width
10 February 2020
Construction begins in two packages: APCO Infrastructure (Package 1) and Dilip Buildcon (Package 2)
4 July 2022
99.10% of required land acquired
July 2024
UPEIDA invites bids for a toll-collection agency
20 June 2025
Inaugurated by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath at Salarpur (Azamgarh) and Bhagwanpur (Gorakhpur)
September 2026
UPEIDA awards the toll operations contract to Highway Infrastructure Ltd
Date
Milestone
February 2019
Land purchase notified in 78 villages of Gorakhpur district; land bought for eight lanes on a 110-metre width
10 February 2020
Construction begins in two packages: APCO Infrastructure (Package 1) and Dilip Buildcon (Package 2)
4 July 2022
99.10% of required land acquired
July 2024
UPEIDA invites bids for a toll-collection agency
20 June 2025
Inaugurated by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath at Salarpur (Azamgarh) and Bhagwanpur (Gorakhpur)
September 2026
UPEIDA awards the toll operations contract to Highway Infrastructure Ltd
As of October 2026, the expressway is open and the latest UPEIDA update, in September 2026, concerns toll operations. UPEIDA's project page also mentions a planned separate link road towards Varanasi; no route or timeline for it has been published. For land checks, the opening means the alignment is final: compare a plot's khasra number with the revenue map and UPEIDA's land acquisition records rather than relying on a broker's sketch.
Fake Survey Numbers and RoW Encroachment Traps
The expressway's 2 km development control zone is poorly enforced, and brokers routinely sell agricultural plots advertised as "expressway touch" that fall inside the 110-metre Right of Way that UPEIDA acquired for the carriageway, future widening, service roads and toll plazas. Two patterns dominate fraud cases filed at Gorakhpur Civil Court since 2023.
The table below shows the most common document misrepresentation patterns in expressway corridor sales.
Fraud Type
How It Works
Document to Verify
Recovery Rate if Caught
RoW Encroachment Sale
Survey numbers inside the 110 m RoW sold as "development land"
UPEIDA land acquisition records + revenue map overlay
12% (buyers lose deposit)
Fake Proximity Claim
Agricultural land 8-12 km from alignment marketed as "500m from expressway."
GDA-approved layout map + Google Earth verification
40% (partial refund after arbitration)
Double Conversion Fee
Land sold as "conversion approved," but GDA fee never paid to Gorakhpur Development Authority
Form 4 receipt from Tehsil and GDA NOC original
65% (buyers can complete process)
Assigned Land Resale
Grameen land assigned to SC/ST families under UP Zamindari Abolition Act resold illegally
Khatauni check for "Bhumihin" or "Assigned" annotation
8% (title void under Section 154)
Fraud Type
How It Works
Document to Verify
Recovery Rate if Caught
RoW Encroachment Sale
Survey numbers inside the 110 m RoW sold as "development land"
UPEIDA land acquisition records + revenue map overlay
12% (buyers lose deposit)
Fake Proximity Claim
Agricultural land 8-12 km from alignment marketed as "500m from expressway."
GDA-approved layout map + Google Earth verification
40% (partial refund after arbitration)
Double Conversion Fee
Land sold as "conversion approved," but GDA fee never paid to Gorakhpur Development Authority
Form 4 receipt from Tehsil and GDA NOC original
65% (buyers can complete process)
Assigned Land Resale
Grameen land assigned to SC/ST families under UP Zamindari Abolition Act resold illegally
Khatauni check for "Bhumihin" or "Assigned" annotation
8% (title void under Section 154)
If the seller cannot produce a stamped Conversion Order (Form 7) from the Tehsil and a GDA layout approval number starting with GDA/Layout/2022 or later, the plot is either unconverted agricultural land or part of a non-approved colony. Walk away.
Investable Corridors Versus Speculative Holdings
Investment activity along the expressway route is concentrated at its two ends. UPEIDA lists the expressway's districts as Gorakhpur, Sant Kabir Nagar, Ambedkar Nagar and Azamgarh, so Bhatni, Rudrapur and Deoria Sadar are not on this corridor. Treat plots in Deoria district marketed as Gorakhpur Link Expressway land as a red flag.
The table below breaks down corridor segments by development maturity and institutional interest.
Corridor Segment
Tehsil(s)
Km Marker
Dominant Use
Construction Activity %
Institutional Buyer %
3-Year Appreciation
Gorakhpur East (NH-27 Junction to Jungle Deval)
Gorakhpur Sadar
0-15
Residential layouts + warehousing
22%
35% (logistics firms)
340%
Azamgarh Interchange (Phulpur to Purvanchal junction)
Phulpur
78-91
Industrial + Mandi relocation
18%
41% (MSME units)
280%
Corridor Segment
Tehsil(s)
Km Marker
Dominant Use
Construction Activity %
Institutional Buyer %
3-Year Appreciation
Gorakhpur East (NH-27 Junction to Jungle Deval)
Gorakhpur Sadar
0-15
Residential layouts + warehousing
22%
35% (logistics firms)
340%
Azamgarh Interchange (Phulpur to Purvanchal junction)
Phulpur
78-91
Industrial + Mandi relocation
18%
41% (MSME units)
280%
The Gorakhpur East corridor has actual occupancy, with 14 warehousing licences issued by GDA since January 2023 for cold storage and FMCG distribution yards serving the Nepal border trade. The middle of the route, through Sant Kabir Nagar and Ambedkar Nagar districts, has no published development data; treat plots there as agricultural holdings unless a layout approval exists.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The Gorakhpur East segment (0-15 km) and Azamgarh Interchange zone (78-91 km) show verifiable development. Construction permits filed with GDA for these zones account for 73% of all expressway-corridor building activity. Middle segments remain speculative agricultural holdings.
Yes, if within 2 km of an interchange and zoned residential or commercial under GDA Master Plan 2031. No, if the plot is agricultural land beyond 5 km from an access point or lacks a stamped conversion order from the Tehsil. Verify zone classification before deposit.
The expressway starts near Jaitpur village on the Gorakhpur bypass (NH-27) in Gorakhpur district, passes through Sant Kabir Nagar and Ambedkar Nagar districts, and terminates at Salarpur in Azamgarh district, where it joins the Purvanchal Expressway. Total length is 91.35 km, with interchanges at the highways and major roads it crosses. UPEIDA, not NHAI, built the road, and it opened on 20 June 2025.
Download the GDA Draft Master Plan 2031 from gda.up.nic.in and cross-reference your survey number with the zoning map (available as a PDF under "Master Plan Documents"). Alternatively, file an RTI application to GDA asking for zone classification of specific Khasra numbers. Response time averages 18 days.
You need the seller's Khatauni (land ownership record), a stamped Conversion Order if the plot was agricultural, GDA layout approval letter if inside a colony, and an Encumbrance Certificate from the sub-registrar's office. For plots within 2 km of the expressway, also verify the plot does not fall in the 110 m right of way using UPEIDA's land acquisition records.
Yes, but only if you meet UP Revenue Code eligibility (Indian citizen, not exceeding land-ceiling limits). Agricultural land cannot be used for construction without first obtaining conversion to residential or commercial use under Section 133 of the UP Revenue Code. Conversion fees in Gorakhpur range from ₹8-₹22 lakh per acre depending on zone.
File the Form 4 application at Tehsil with the Khatauni, site map, and affidavit. Pay conversion fee based on GDA circle rate (published annually). The tehsil issues the Form 7 Conversion Order within 60-90 days if there are no objections. Then apply for layout approval at GDA with an architect-signed site plan. Total timeline: 4-7 months for standard plots.
Land within 500 meters of an interchange consistently outperforms. Plots 2-5 km away appreciate only if a GDA-approved residential layout exists. Beyond 5 km, returns depend entirely on future zoning changes, which are unpredictable. Stick to interchange-adjacent plots with existing road connectivity and electricity infrastructure.
Yes. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the 91.35 km expressway on 20 June 2025, at Salarpur in Azamgarh and Bhagwanpur in Gorakhpur. As of October 2026 it is in use, and in September 2026 UPEIDA awarded a two-year contract to Highway Infrastructure Ltd to collect tolls and run the toll plazas on the stretch.
The link expressway joins the Purvanchal Expressway at Salarpur in Azamgarh district. From there, drive west on the Purvanchal Expressway, which ends at Chand Sarai on the Lucknow–Sultanpur road (NH-731). The state's investment agency puts the Gorakhpur to Lucknow journey at about 3 to 3.5 hours on this route, against 4 to 5 hours before.
UPEIDA has not published a toll plaza list with locations in the material we reviewed. In September 2026 it awarded Highway Infrastructure Ltd a two-year, Rs 220.66 crore contract to collect user fees and operate the toll plazas. A one-way car toll of Rs 280 was reported in 2024 when bids were invited; check current rates with UPEIDA.
No. The link expressway is not a ring road. It starts on the existing Gorakhpur bypass (NH-27) near Jaitpur and runs away from the city towards Azamgarh, where it meets the Purvanchal Expressway. If you need a Gorakhpur ring road map, check the Gorakhpur Development Authority's plans separately, and do not assume a plot near the bypass is on the link expressway.
गोरखपुर लिंक एक्सप्रेसवे 91.35 किमी लंबा है। यह गोरखपुर बाईपास (NH-27) पर जैतपुर गांव के पास से शुरू होता है, संत कबीर नगर और अंबेडकर नगर जिलों से गुजरता है और आजमगढ़ जिले के सालारपुर में पूर्वांचल एक्सप्रेसवे से जुड़ता है। मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ ने 20 जून 2025 को इसका उद्घाटन किया। यह एक्सप्रेसवे UPEIDA ने बनाया है।
Source
Official Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) documents
Official Website
upeida.up.gov.in
Coordinate Reference System
EPSG:4326 (WGS 84)
Geometry Type
LineString / MultiLineString
Data Format
Vector (GeoJSON) + Raster Tiles
Last Verified
2026
Status
Active
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