India is moving forward with plans for multiple high-speed rail corridors that include a proposed Delhi–Varanasi–Siliguri route. NDTV reports that the Delhi–Varanasi–Siliguri alignment is one of seven high-speed rail corridors announced by the Union government in the Budget. The proposal is described as part of a broader national push to develop faster rail links between major cities, aiming to cut long travel times on key routes. In the coverage, the Delhi–Varanasi–Siliguri corridor is highlighted as a flagship segment, with an ambitious target travel time of about six hours for the full route. The reporting ties the announcement to the Budget framework for high-speed rail development and frames the project as a major step in the planning stage. While details beyond the corridor list and the intended travel time are not provided in the available excerpt, the consistent focus across the source is that the government’s Budget includes multiple planned high-speed corridors and that Delhi–Varanasi–Siliguri is among them.