National Highway 40 (India)

{{short description|National highway in India}}

{{For|the old National Highway 40|National Highway 40 (India)(old numbering)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}

{{Use Indian English|date=March 2017}}

{{Infobox road

| country = IND

| type = NH

| route = 40

| length_km = 411

| image =

| map = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-width=290|frame-height=330|frame-align=center|type=line

| id=Q3764076| stroke-width=3|title=National Highway 40}}

| map_custom = yes

| map_notes = Map of the National Highway in red

| direction_a = North

| direction_b = South

| terminus_a = Kurnool

| terminus_b = Ranipettai

| states = Andhra Pradesh: {{convert|381|km|mi|abbr=on}} Tamil Nadu: {{convert|30|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| destinations = Nandyal - Cuddapah -Pileru -Chittoor

| junction = {{collapsible list|NH 44 in Kurnool| NH716 in Kadapa Junction|NH 340 in Rayachoti|NH 71 in Pileru|NH 140 in Thenepalle|NH 69 in Chittoor|NH 48 in Ranipet}}

| previous_type = NH

| next_type = NH

| previous_route = 44

| next_route = 48

}}

National Highway 40 (NH 40), a combination of previous national highways 4 and 18, is a national highway in India. It starts at National Highway 44 junction at Kurnool and passes through Kadapa and Chittoor and terminates at Ranipet in Tamil Nadu.{{cite web|url=http://dorth.gov.in/writereaddata/sublinkimages/finaldoc6143316640.pdf|title=Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways|publisher=Department of Road Transport and Highways|access-date=3 April 2012|location=New Delhi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331002823/http://www.morth.nic.in/writereaddata/sublinkimages/finaldoc6143316640.pdf|archive-date=31 March 2012|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=List of National Highways passing through A.P. State|url=http://aproads.cgg.gov.in/getInfo.do?dt=1&oId=33|website=Roads and Buildings Department|publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh|access-date=11 February 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328053359/http://aproads.cgg.gov.in/getInfo.do?dt=1&oId=33|archive-date=28 March 2016|df=dmy-all}}

It is called Rayalaseema Express Highway. The highway was transformed into four lanes between Kurnool and Kadapa & between Rayachoty-Ranipet.