This much needed route can serve dual purpose of providing rail connectivity to Auraiya and adjoining areas, as well as an alternate route bypassing oversaturated CNB and increasing speed of trains.
The alignment closely follows alternate route taken by truckers on Delhi - Kolkata NH 2 to avoid traffic jams in Kanpur. This route bifurcates at Sikandra(near Auraiya) and passes through Bhognipur(near Pokhrayan), Ghatampur and finally merges with NH 2 at Chaudagra(near Bindki Road).