Question

Which of the subsequent cities isn't located on the Varanasi-Chennai rail-route?
(A) Hyderabad
(B) Nagpur
(C) Jabalpur
(D) Allahabad

Answer 1

Hint:Railway minister Mr. Sadananda Gowda mentioned in his Rail budget 2014 speech that the railways will start high-speed trains at 160–200 km/h on 9 routes. Indian Railways is additionally testing to extend the speed of the Delhi-Mumbai Rajdhani express train.

Complete answer:
One of the primary proposals to introduce high-speed trains in India was mooted within the mid-1980s by then Railway Minister Madhava. A high-speed line between Delhi and Kanpur via Agra was proposed. an indoor study found the proposal to not be viable at that point thanks to the high cost of construction and therefore the inability of passengers to touch much higher fares than those for normal trains. During a feasibility study published in 1987, RDSO and JICA estimated the development costs to be ₹4.9 crores per km, for a line dedicated to 250–300 km/h trains.
The Indian Ministry of Railways' white-paper "Vision 2020", submitted to The Parliament of India on 18 December 2009, envisages the implementation of regional high-speed rail projects to supply services at 250–350 km/h and planning for corridors connecting commercial, tourist, and pilgrimage hubs.

Six corridors are identified for technical studies on fixing of high-speed rail corridors:- Delhi–Chandigarh–Amritsar, Pune-Mumbai-Ahmedabad, Chennai-Vijayawada-Dornakal-Kazipet-Hyderabad, Howrah–Haldia, Chennai-Bengaluru-Coimbatore-Kochi-Thiruvananthapuram, Delhi-Agra-Kanpur-Lucknow-Varanasi-Patna. These high-speed rail corridors are going to be built as elevated corridors.

Hence the correct answer is option D.

Note:Trains moving between Varanasi to Chennai often covers stations like Satna, Katni, Jabalpur, Itarsi, Nagpur, Balharshah, Warangal, Hyderabad, Ongole, etc.