Delhi–Varanasi High Speed Rail Corridor (Delhi–Varanasi HSR) is India's second High-speed rail project after the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Corridor.
The 958-kilometre (595 mi) HSR corridor will connect Varanasi to Delhi through 13 stations along with a 123 km long spur connecting Lucknow and Ayodhya.
[5] The Delhi Varanasi high speed rail corridor will cost around ₹171,000 crore (US$20 billion).
[6] Delhi-Varanasi high speed rail corridor will have 13 stations.
Proposed stations are Delhi, Noida, Jewar Airport, Mathura, Agra, Firozabad , Etawah , South Kannauj, Lucknow, Ayodhya, Raebareli, Prayagraj, New Bhadohi and Varanasi.