Purvanchal Expressway Toll Rates: Lucknow to Ghazipur FASTag Charges & Airstrip Guide

Overview of the 341-KM Purvanchal Expressway Tolling System

The 340.8-kilometer Purvanchal Expressway developed by the Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) connects the state capital Lucknow (Gosainganj) to Haidaria in Ghazipur district near the Bihar state border. It passes through 9 key eastern Uttar Pradesh districts: Lucknow, Barabanki, Amethi, Sultanpur, Ayodhya, Yadvendrapur, Ambedkar Nagar, Azamgarh, Mau, and Ghazipur.

Tolling is operated under a distance-based closed FASTag system. Commuters pay toll charges strictly proportional to the exact kilometers traveled between their entry interchange ramp and destination exit plaza.

Official UPEIDA Toll Rate Chart by Vehicle Classification

The Sultanpur 3.2-KM Emergency Fighter Jet Airstrip

A defining engineering milestone of the Purvanchal Expressway is the 3.2-kilometer reinforced concrete emergency airstrip located at KM 127 in Kurebhar, Sultanpur district. Engineered to accommodate Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter aircraft such as the Sukhoi Su-30MKI, Dassault Rafale, and Mirage 2000 during national emergencies, the road deck features reinforced concrete paving, retractable central steel median barriers, and emergency blast pads.

Civilian motorists drive directly across this runway deck during routine operations. However, stopping, stepping out of vehicles, or parking on the airstrip section is strictly prohibited and subject to immediate electronic surveillance fines.