Railway Budget 2026: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present Budget 2026 in the House on Sunday, February 1, 2026. (Budget 2026) Presenting. She is presenting the 9th consecutive Union Budget. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has made a big announcement for the Railway Department. Keeping the environment in mind, he has mentioned about seven high-speed rail corridors. Which will be designed as growth connectors between urban hubs and Tier-2/Tier-3 cities. In Budget 2026, the Union Budget has mentioned seven high-speed rail corridors for eco-friendly urban connectivity and regional economic growth.

Government’s focus on Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities

The Finance Minister said that special attention will be given to Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities. Apart from this, the government will also provide assistance for the development of cities having temples. A provision of Rs 5,000 crore has been made for such cities.

7 High‑Speed ​​Rail Corridors

The government will develop 7 new high‑speed rail corridors. These will connect such cities which are going to promote the growth of the country.

Route:

• Mumbai – Pune


• Pune – Hyderabad


• Hyderabad – Bengaluru


• Hyderabad – Chennai


• Chennai – Bengaluru


• Delhi – Varanasi


• Varanasi – Siliguri

What did Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman say?

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, “To promote environmentally sustainable passenger systems, we will build 7 high-speed rail corridors as growth connectors between cities: Mumbai to Pune, Pune to Hyderabad, Hyderabad to Bengaluru, Hyderabad to Chennai, Chennai to Bengaluru, Delhi to Varanasi, Varanasi to Siliguri.”

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Why is the railway budget not presented separately?

For your information, let us tell you that in the financial year 2026-17, the Railway Budget was presented separately. But in the year 2017-18, the then Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the Railways and General Budget together. After which this tradition is continuing till today.

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