Railway Budget allocation for Uttar Pradesh: The Ministry of Railways has allocated a budgetary fund of Rs 20,012 crore for the development of rail infrastructure in Uttar Pradesh for the financial year 2026-27. This marks an increase from the Rs 19,858 crore allocated to the state in the fiscal year 2025-26. The railway projects in Uttar Pradesh fall under the administrative control of three railway zones: Northern Railway, North Central Railway and North Eastern Railway.
Currently, several infrastructure projects worth Rs 92,056 crore are underway across the state. This investment covers track creation, station redevelopment and safety enhancements across the entire state. Addressing a press conference on the Union Budget allocation for the Ministry of Railways, Ashwini Vaishnaw said, “Once again, Uttar Pradesh has received a record budget allocation. The Railways has been allocated Rs 20,012 crore.
The Union Minister further said that two new bullet train projects have been sanctioned. These are: Delhi-Varanasi, and Varanasi-Siliguri. “Two new bullet train projects were sanctioned in the budget presented (February 1). The first will connect Delhi and Varanasi, while the second will link Varanasi with Siliguri,” he said.
On Sunday, the Railway Minister said that travel time from Delhi to Varanasi would be reduced to 3 hours and 50 minutes, while the Varanasi–Siliguri journey via Patna would take around 2 hours and 55 minutes. He said this would create a new economic corridor stretching from Delhi through Uttar Pradesh and Bihar to West Bengal.
