Question

Which of the following cities is not located on the Delhi-Kolkata rail route?
A) Kanpur
B) Allahabad
C) Gaya
D) Varanasi

Answer 1

Hint: A train station, also known as a railway station, railroad station, or depot, is a railway facility or place where trains stop to load or unload passengers, freight, or both regularly. It usually includes at least one track-side platform as well as a station building (depot) that provides auxiliary services such as ticket sales, waiting rooms, and baggage/freight service. When a station is on a single-track line, it usually has a passing loop to help with traffic flow.

Complete answer:
Varanasi city is not located on the Delhi-Kolkata rail route. The projected Delhi–Kolkata high-speed rail line is one of India's proposed high-speed rail routes. The route is part of the Diamond Quadrilateral Program, which aims to use high-speed rail to connect the cities of New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, and Chennai. This train runs from Tundla to Howrah on the Delhi–Howrah mainline. The train is expected to reduce the 1,500 km (930 km) journey time between New Delhi, India's national capital, and Kolkata, the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, to approximately 5 hours 30 minutes.

According to Mott McDonald, a British company that conducted a pre-feasibility assessment on the project, the construction cost is expected to be around $5 trillion (US$70 billion). The predicted speed ranges from 200 to 320 km/h (120–200 mph). A second phase of the project has already begun, with the corridor being extended to the Howrah Terminus (Howrah Railway Station) in Kolkata's metropolitan area.

Therefore the correct answer is option ‘D’.

Note: Varanasi railway junction, also known as Varanasi Cantt Railway Station, is one of India's most profitable railway stations. There are more than 1.5 lakh passengers and 240 trains passing through this station every day. It is partly handled by the Indian Railways' Lucknow Division of the Northern Railway Zone and Varanasi Division of the North Eastern Railway Zone.