The Gorakhpur Link Expressway is a newly inaugurated 91.35 km four-lane access-controlled highway in Uttar Pradesh, India, connecting Gorakhpur to Salarpur in Azamgarh and linking directly to the Purvanchal Expressway. Designed to enhance regional connectivity, this expressway significantly reduces travel time from Gorakhpur to Lucknow to just 3.5 hours. More importantly, it opens seamless access to the Indo-Nepal border at Sonauli, making it a vital route for cross-border tourism and trade. This route is a boon for pilgrims traveling to Nepalese spiritual hubs like Lumbini and Pokhara, and offers future integration into the upcoming Gorakhpur–Siliguri Expressway. Strategically located, it strengthens India-Nepal ties, facilitates logistics, boosts eastern UP’s economic zones, and supports military mobility. With advanced infrastructure such as CCTV surveillance, emergency response systems, vehicular underpasses, and toll plazas, the Gorakhpur Link Expressway is set to become a major gateway between India and Nepal. Backed by UPEIDA and part of India’s growing expressway network, this road project enhances connectivity, economic growth, and travel safety. Ideal for road trippers, tourists, and cargo operators, it establishes Gorakhpur as a key transit hub for Indo-Nepal movement and north-east access.
