- Time Efficiency: More time efficient than air travel for distances below 800 km.
- Economic Development: Revitalizes cities, encourages high-density real estate.
- Boosts development potential of smaller cities along corridors.
- Provides employment access and choice to workers.
- Links cities into integrated economic regions.
- Enhances tourism.
- Environmental Benefits: Transports more passengers per unit of energy (more efficient than air/car).
- Offers a friendly environment, electrified railway with minimal environmental damage.
- Domestic Manufacturing: Opportunity to develop domestic manufacturing capacity for wagons and allied infrastructure.
- Promotes innovation and technology transfer.
- Socio-Economic Benefits: Improves access to employment, health, education, and time savings.
- Leads to more geographically balanced development.