Union Budget 2026: Nirmala Announces 7 High-Speed Rail Corridors, Siliguri Included

• Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced seven high-speed rail corridors in the Union Budget 2026.
• Siliguri will be part of one of these high-speed rail corridors, connecting Varanasi to Siliguri.
• New high-speed trains will operate on routes like Mumbai-Pune, Pune-Hyderabad, Hyderabad-Chennai, and Delhi-Varanasi.
• The Centre plans to introduce mountain trains in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir, and Araku Valley to boost tourism.
• A special freight corridor will be built in Dankuni, West Bengal, and another in Surat; 20 new national waterways are also planned.

Why It Matters: Union Budget 2026 includes 7 new high-speed rail corridors, with Siliguri on one, and new mountain trains.