The preliminary survey of the Delhi–Varanasi Bullet Train project was started in the year 2021. According to the survey report, this high-speed corridor will connect those cities of Uttar Pradesh, which are very important from the point of view of religious faith, tourism and trade. The major stations proposed include Mathura and Agra, Lucknow, Ayodhya, Prayagraj and finally Varanasi.
While Mathura and Agra are the centers of international tourism and trade, Lucknow is the administrative axis of the state. After the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya, the number of devotees has continuously increased, while Prayagraj is already on the map of the country and the world due to huge events like Sangam and Kumbh. Bullet train will connect all these cities into one high-speed network.