Delhi-Varanasi bullet train project

Delhi-Varanasi bullet train will have a stop at Lucknow

The high-speed rail project will run parallel to the 25-km Noida-Greater Noida expressway, 165-km Yamuna Expressway, and 361-km Agra-Lucknow Expressway, among other highways, said officials of Yeida. The average speed of the bullet train will be 320 km per hour and it will take 21 minutes to reach Jewar airport from Delhi, they said.

The decision was taken recently after central government officials working on this ambitious project had several rounds of discussions with the Noida authority and Yeida officials on the alignment of the route.

“Teams working on this project have decided that the bullet train should be built on a divider (central median) on the expressways because it will be cost-effective. If the route is proposed along the expressways, then the government will have to acquire the land increasing the project cost. With route above the expressways, there will not be any requirement of land acquisition,” said Arun Vir Singh, chief executive officer, Yeida.

According to the officials, the 865-km long route of the bullet train will have 10 stations between Delhi and Varanasi. The train capacity will be 750 passengers and the station names are Noida, Jewar Airport, Mathura, Agra, New Etawah, South Kannnauj, Lucknow, Raebareli, Prayagraj, New Bhadohi.

With a total of 12 stations, the estimated cost of this project is ₹1.2 1 lakh crore. The National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL), which will be constructing the project, has started making a detailed project report, the officials said. However, it has not fixed the deadline as to when DPR will be ready and submitted to the ministry of railways.

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