The proposed Delhi-Varanasi bullet train project is expected to reduce travel time between Jewar and Lucknow to approximately one hour and 40 minutes, while the overall journey from Delhi to Lucknow will take about two hours and 10 minutes, railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said.
Work is already underway on India’s first bullet train corridor connecting Mumbai and Ahmedabad, and the project was announced by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Union Budget for 2026-27.
Vaishnaw said the proposed Delhi-Varanasi bullet train will reduce travel time across Uttar Pradesh once it becomes operational, and the trip from Delhi to Lucknow will take about two hours and 10 minutes, while passengers travelling from Jewar to Lucknow will complete the journey in about one hour and 40 minutes.
The proposed Delhi-Lucknow-Varanasi bullet train corridor would transform connectivity in Uttar Pradesh and provide a major push to industrial and economic development, Vaishnaw added.
