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PM clears north bullet corridor for 59 minute Agra link
The Hindu BusinessLine·
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the bullet train project's north corridor on Saturday. Vaishnaw said Delhi to Agra will take 59 minutes and Delhi to Kanpur 1 hour and 45 minutes. The route links Delhi, Agra, Kanpur, Lucknow, Ayodhya, Varanasi, Prayagraj, Patna and Siliguri. Vaishnaw said pillars and girders will be fully Make in India.
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What It Means For You
- Passengers on the proposed north corridor could reach Agra from Delhi in 59 minutes once the line is built.
- Lucknow to Varanasi is projected at 1 hour and 21 minutes, and Varanasi to Delhi at 3 hours and 35 minutes.
- Ten new MEMU services launched in Varanasi the same day add local connectivity while the bullet train plan advances.
What's Happening
- Vaishnaw detailed reduced timings for Delhi-Kanpur, Delhi-Agra and Delhi-Lucknow segments.
- He said welders and youth in India will build the corridor domestically.
- Hindustan Times reported the route extends toward Guwahati through Patna and Siliguri.
Uttar Pradesh Railway Budget Debate
- Vaishnaw said UP now receives Rs 20,000 crore in railway budget allocations.
- He contrasted that with Rs 1,000 crore when the Samajwadi Party and Congress held power.
- He flagged off Vande Bharat Sleeper services between Varanasi and New Delhi on Saturday.
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