Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the Delhi-Varanasi-Guwahati bullet train corridor.

The bullet train will run from Delhi through Agra, Kanpur, Lucknow, Ayodhya, Varanasi and Patna to Guwahati.

This corridor will enable travel from Delhi to Agra in 59 minutes, Kanpur in 1 hour 45 minutes, Lucknow in 2 hours 12 minutes and Varanasi in 3 hours 33 minutes.

Second Vande Bharat sleeper train launched

Additionally, the country's second Vande Bharat sleeper train was launched from Varanasi on October 31.

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath flagged off the train from Banaras station.

This Vande Bharat sleeper train has a total of 16 coaches and 1,128 berths, comprising 11 third AC, four second AC and one first AC coach.

The maximum approved operational speed of the train will be 160 kilometres per hour.

The fare for the Vande Bharat sleeper is approximately 1,910 rupees for third AC, 2,467 rupees for second AC and 3,024 rupees for first AC, inclusive of 5 percent GST.

Fares and MEMU train services

Furthermore, four pairs of MEMU trains will operate between Varanasi City and Rajatalab, with each train consisting of 12 coaches.