Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has reiterated India’s strong push for high-speed rail as outlined in the Union Budget 2026-27, saying that passengers could travel from **Chennai to Bengaluru in approximately 1 hour 13 minutes once the proposed corridor is operational. This would represent a dramatic improvement over the current travel times by road or conventional trains, underpinning India’s ambition to modernise major inter-city connectivity. The announcement reflects the government’s focus on creating world-class rail infrastructure capable of facilitating fast, efficient, and sustainable mobility between major economic hubs in the south of the country. As part of broader high-speed rail planning announced in Budget 2026, this corridor would be one of several that dramatically reduce travel times across key cities. Budget 2026 Accelerates High-Speed Rail Corridors In the 2026-27 budget, the government announced plans to develop seven high-speed rail corridors connecting major metros and business cities, positioning them as “growth connectors.” These proposed lines include routes such as Mumbai–Pune, Pune–Hyderabad, Hyderabad–Bengaluru, Chennai–Bengaluru, Delhi–Varanasi, and Varanasi–Siliguri — each intended to bridge economic centres with drastically reduced travel times compared to current options. The Chennai–Bengaluru high-speed link, if realised, forecasts speeds that allow trains to travel roughly 350 km between the two cities… Read MoreBusiness Archives – Trak.in – Indian Business of Tech, Mobile & Startups
