Northern Railway, National Highway Logistic Management (NHLML) and Varanasi Development Authority (VDA) have entered a memorandum of understanding to procure land at Varanasi Junction (Cantt railway station) on lease for development of ropeway project for public transport in Kashi.
The estimated value of the project is Rs 400 crore. The first station of the ropeway project’s pilot phase will be constructed in 3,000 sq mtr area in the circulating area of Cantt railway station.
Three ropeway towers will also come up in the same circulating area. The total length of the alignment of the ropeway's pilot phase will be 3.750 km.
First station of ropeway service will be at Cantt railway station while other stations will be at Kashi Vidyapeeth, Rathyatra, Girijaghar and Godowlia.