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🧞‍♂️ SpotGenie Fact: India’s Most Expensive Toll Plaza - Bharthana, Gujarat

Bharthana Toll Plaza in Gujarat collects more toll revenue than any other toll gate in India, ₹472.65 crore in FY 2023-24 and over ₹2,040 crore in the past five years. Nestled on NH-48, it handles massive traffic flows and freight movement, making it India’s toll revenue king.

Pratik Kamble

29 Sep 2025 — 1 min read

India’s Most Expensive Toll Plaza

🚧 The Fact

Location: Bharthana Toll Plaza, Vadodara–Bharuch stretch, National Highway 48 (NH-48), Gujarat
Revenue: ₹472.65 crore in FY 2023-24; over ₹2,043 crore between 2019-20 and 2023-24
Traffic Volume: Over 1 crore vehicles annually (private + freight)
Why “Most Expensive”: It collects the highest total toll revenue in India, not necessarily the highest per-vehicle toll rate.

🏗️ Context & Significance

Major Corridor: NH-48 connects Delhi, Mumbai and major industrial hubs.
High Volume Freight: Gujarat’s manufacturing + port connectivity drives heavy truck flow.
Digital Tolling: FASTag adoption has sped up lanes and collections.
Comparison: Shahjahanpur Toll Plaza (Rajasthan, NH-48) comes second with ₹1,884 crore over five years.

🧞‍♂️ SpotGenie

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