Delhi-Guwahati bullet train corridor approved; Ashwini Vaishnaw shares station list, travel time

The Indian government has approved the Delhi-Guwahati bullet train corridor as part of the North Bullet Train Corridor. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw shared the list of six stations that will be connected by this high-speed rail service: Agra, Kanpur, Lucknow, Varanasi, Patna, and Siliguri. The bullet train journey from Delhi to Kanpur is expected to take around 1 hour and 45 minutes, while the trip from Delhi to Agra would take about 59 minutes.

Other travel times include 2 hours and 12 minutes for Delhi to Lucknow, 1 hour and 21 minutes from Varanasi to Lucknow, approximately one hour between Varanasi and Patna, and around 3 hours and 33 minutes from Varanasi to Delhi. Vaishnaw emphasized that the bullet train fares will be more affordable than airfares and that the project aligns with the Make in India initiative.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma expressed his support for extending the corridor to Guwahati, stating that the journey between Guwahati and Delhi could take less than eight hours. The extension was approved following Sarma's written request and a meeting with Vaishnaw in July.