Lucknow, June 6 -- Now that Lucknow Development Authority has approved the proposed rapid rail corridor between Lucknow and Kanpur, decks have been cleared for the project to move into the implementation phase.

The corridor, dubbed 'NaMo Corridor', will enable high-speed trains to operate at 160 km per hour, bringing down the travel time between the two cities to just 40 to 50 minutes.

National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) had proposed the rapid rail in 2015, but the progress was hampered by multiple delays, including disruptions during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Authorities in Kanpur and Unnao had already granted necessary clearances to the project. With LDA issuing its no-objection certificate (NOC) on Wednesday, the proj...