December: A consortium of INECO, TYPSA and ICT had submitted the project feasibility project report of the proposed Delhi-Varanasi High Speed Rail Corridor.
December: Ministry of railways had given the task to National High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd (NHSRCL) for preparing the detailed project report (DPR).
January: LiDAR survey for Delhi Varanasi bullet train project was initiated.[12][13]
August: Detailed Project Report (DPR) which was expected to be submitted by this month, was then announced to be submitted in the month of September.[14] A new spur line linkingAyodhya was also proposed.[15]
November: Indian Railways received the Detailed Project Report (DPR) fromNHSRCL which included multiple studies on expected ridership, impact on surrounding villages, land requirement, social impact assessment and effect on the environment.[16]
July: NHSRCL had finalized the overall route and stations of the project.[17]
August: The railway ministry rejected the reports that reported shelving of the project. The ministry in fact mentioned that it had no issues regarding the DPR of the project. It was earlier reported that to reduce costs of land acquisition, the project would run throughNational Highway 2 which had many curves that put the project in question. Since the train runs at 350 kmph, the alignment must be relatively straight with minimal degrees of curves.[18]
