Delhi To Varanasi In Under 4 Hours: India's High-Speed Rail Blueprint Takes Shape
Proposed high-speed rail corridors could significantly cut travel times across India, reducing the Delhi-Varanasi journey to 3 hours 50 minutes, Varanasi-Siliguri to 2 hours 55 minutes, Chennai-Bengaluru to 1 hour 13 minutes, and Mumbai-Pune to just 48 minutes.
NDTVPublished: 16 September 2026

Proposed high-speed rail corridors could significantly cut travel times across India, reducing the Delhi-Varanasi journey to 3 hours 50 minutes, Varanasi-Siliguri to 2 hours 55 minutes, Chennai-Bengaluru to 1 hour 13 minutes, and Mumbai-Pune to just 48 minutes.