LUCKNOW, March 19 -- After the 100-km-long outer ring road, another mega infrastructure project is in the offing for the state capital. This time, however, it won't be a road but railway tracks stretching 170 kilometres.

The project-Lucknow Orbital Railway Corridor-was announced on Tuesday. To be built by Northern Railway's (NR's) Lucknow Division, its objective is to strengthen rail operations in the region. A detailed project report (DPR) for the Corridor will now be prepared.

Divisional railway manager S.M. Sharma said: "The main objective of the ambitious project is to reduce the congestion of rail traffic in Lucknow region and ensure smooth operation.

The construction work of this Corridor will be done under the rail boundaries on...