Proposed speed, expected travel time on three high-speed rail corridors connecting Hyderabad

The announcement on 3 high-speed obstruction corridors connecting Hyderabad and the travel duration caught attraction of radical who hoped traveling to the cities successful neighbouring cities would go hassle free. The 3 corridors are Hyderabad-Pune, Hyderabad-Bengaluru and Hyderabad-Chennai. 

These were announced by the Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, during Budget 2026-27 code connected Sunday (February 1, 2026), on with 4 much including Chennai-Bengaluru, Varanasi-Delhi, Varanasi-Siliguri and Mumbai-Pune. 

The expected duration of the travel betwixt Hyderabad to Bengaluru is 2 hours. And it is 2 hours 55 minutes connected Hyderabad–Chennai corridor and 1 hr 55 minutes betwixt Hyderabad and Pune, Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said connected Monday (February 2, 2026).

The maximum velocity of the trains was projected to beryllium 350 kmph, with operational velocity of 320 kmph. 

South Central Railway (SCR) has already begun enactment connected the last locational surveys for 2 corridors - Hyderabad-Bengaluru and Hyderabad-Chennai. 

The 3 routes connecting Hyderabad are apt to beryllium elevated and volition travel an wholly caller alignment, autarkic of the existing railway lines, apical railway sources said.