Varanasi–Siliguri High Speed Rail Corridor is a proposed high-speed rail line connecting Eastern Uttar Pradesh with the gateway to Northeast India, Siliguri, via Bihar. It is proposed to start at the temple city of Varanasi in Eastern UP and pass through the capital of Bihar in Patna and end at Siliguri. The proposed line is set to connect Varanasi with Siliguri in 2 Hours 55 Minutes and connect with the Varanasi-Delhi High-Speed Railway at Delhi, providing seamless connectivity to the national capital. The line was announced in the 2026 national budget and is among the 5 other lines proposed in 2026.
Station The line starts from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh and has stops in the states of Bihar and West Bengal. The stations are as follows:
Uttar Pradesh
Varanasi Ghazipur
Bihar
Buxar Araah Patna Bakhtiarput Begusarai Munger Bhagalpur Katihar Purnea Kishanganj
West Bengal
Siliguri
See Also
High Speed Rail in India Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Delhi-Varanasi High-Speed Rail Varanasi-Howrah High-Speed Rail
References
External links — High Speed Rail Corporation India Limited