Mamata to Flag off Special Exhibition Train Today

For promoting Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee will flag off a special exhibition train today, said media reports.

The train, which comprises of 11 coaches, will travel to each state and stop at 50 selected stations across the country.

A joint venture between the railway ministry and the information and technology ministry, the train will leave for Amritsar to coincide with the arrival of the Queen’s Baton from Pakistan on June 25.

The train will carry the Commonwealth Games logo along with that of the Indian Railways.

Besides Banerjee, Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit and officials from the organising committee, railway ministry and it ministry are expected to attend the ceremony.

(Based on internet reports)