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Delhi to Varanasi in less than 3hrs, to Lucknow in less than 2 hrs
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A bullet train in the future would cut down travel time between Delhi and Varanasi - a distance of 720 km - from the present 12 hours, to just 2 hours and 37 minutes. The project connecting the holy city - Lok Sabha constituency of Prime Minister...
more... Modi - with national capital is a priority for the ruling BJP dispensation. When operational, travel from Delhi to Lucknow (440 km) will take just one hour and 38 minutes.
A Spanish firm M/s INECO-TYPSA-ICT which was doing feasibility study of the project, which is part of Delhi-Kolkata high-speed corridor (1474.5 km) has submitted the draft final report to high-speed rail corporation and railway board on Thursday.
According to the report, the fare of Rs 4.5/km was considered as base fare which means travel between Delhi to Lucknow will cost at least Rs 1,980 and Delhi to Varanasi will cost around Rs 3,240.
The project will be the third high-speed project at different stages of conception and execution.
The construction on Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor will start in September this year while the Mumbai-Nagpur stretch is on advance stage of getting approvals. As per the report, if the project starts in 2021, the Delhi-Lucknow stretch will be operational by 2029 while Delhi-Varanasi stretch will be functional by 2031.