Seven New Bullet Train Corridors to Enhance Inter-City Connectivity

Key facts

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved seven new bullet train corridors to reshape inter-city travel and strengthen economic connectivity across regions.
• The flagship Mumbai–Ahmedabad High Speed Rail project is expected to have a travel time of 1 hour 57 minutes.
• The approved corridors include Mumbai–Pune (48 minutes), Bengaluru–Chennai (73 minutes), and Bengaluru–Hyderabad (2 hours 10 minutes).
• Other approved routes include Pune–Hyderabad (2 hours 8 minutes), Delhi–Lucknow (2 hours), Delhi–Varanasi (3 hours 15 minutes), and Delhi–Siliguri (6 hours).
• The network aims to create an integrated economic ecosystem linking the cities of Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Surat, and Hyderabad.