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| Parent | UPSRTC |
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| Founded | 1951 |
| Service area | Lucknow, Unnao, Kanpur |
| Operator | UPSRTC |
The Kanpur Lucknow Roadways Service is a bus service operated by Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, connecting its legislative capital Lucknow with the industrial capital at Kanpur.
A wide variety of bus services are provided, including Ordinary buses, as well as air conditioned services using buses from Sheetal, Shatabdi and Volvo. [1] The company also offers a sleeper bus service.
Lucknow and Kanpur are 82 kilometres (51 mi) apart by road and 72 kilometres (45 mi) by train, making it competitive for the bus service to provide service using a variety of buses and routes. Service between the two cities runs every 5 to 10 minutes at peak times. The outward and return fares for the under two hour journey differ by the route taken.
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