Delhi to Siliguri in just 6 hours! Preparations intensified on India’s longest bullet train project

After the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project, the Central Government has now started preparing to make Delhi the main center of the country’s high-speed rail network. in the same direction Delhi-Varanasi-Siliguri Bullet Train Corridor Work is being carried out at a rapid pace on what is being considered as India’s longest high-speed rail corridor.

The project is included among the seven priority high-speed rail corridors announced by the Central Government. On this ambitious plan almost Rs 2 lakh crore The investment is estimated to be Rs.

Proposed Delhi-Varanasi-Siliguri Corridor length approx 1,705 kilometers Will happen. maximum speed of bullet train 320 kilometers per hour It is proposed to stay, due to which the journey from Delhi to Siliguri is approx. 6 hours Can be completed in. Currently traveling on this route is approximately 20 hours It takes time.

in the proposed route Delhi, Noida, Mathura, Agra, Lucknow, Varanasi, Buxar, Patna, Begusarai, Khagaria, Katihar and New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri). Like major cities will be included. In future this corridor Guwahati There is also a proposal to extend it up to 100 km, so that North-East India can be connected to the high-speed rail network.

Other than this Delhi-Lucknow-Varanasi Bullet Train Corridor Work is also proposed on. About 813 to 865 kilometers There are plans to build 13 to 15 stations on this long route. After its commencement, the journey from Delhi to Lucknow will be almost 2 hours 10 minutes And the journey from Delhi to Varanasi is approx. 3 hours 50 minutes Can be completed in

National High-Speed ​​Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) has issued tenders related to civil structure design for this project, while the Railway Ministry is conducting survey and feasibility study for the Delhi-Varanasi-Siliguri corridor.

Government from Delhi Jaipur-Udaipur-Ahmedabad And Delhi-Amritsar-Jammu Plans are also being worked on to develop two more bullet train corridors. However, the process of survey, DPR and approval is currently going on on all these projects and the construction work has not started yet.

Whereas, India’s first Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train First phase of the project 2027 and the entire corridor 2029 It is targeted to start by. The government’s objective is to 250 kilometers High-speed rail track is to be constructed. Also India will get its first indigenous high-speed train. B35 Is also developing, the testing of which is expected to start soon.