Rolling into stations around India since 2007, the Science Express is essentially a science exhibition on a railway track. For seven months a year, the train travels to various places across the country. Visitors, especially schoolchildren, troop in for guided tours. The train undergoes thematic transformations; it ran as Science Express Biodiversity Special from 2012-2014 and has been the Science Express Climate Action Special since 2015.
The pop-coloured interiors are lined with exhibits and photographs created by the Centre for Environment Education, National Innovation Foundation, and Government of India’s Department of Biotechnology on themes like the impact of climate change, adaptation, carbon footprints, and prevention of climate change. The next phase of the vibrant science lesson begins October 2016 and goes on till May 2017. (www.sciencexpress.in; entry free).
- Around the world: If the train tracks of the Indian Railways were laid side by side, they would cover Earth’s circumference twice over, and then some more.
Other Beautiful Indian Rail Routes:
- http://mustseeplaces.eu/hill-sojourn-a-scenic-rail-route-in-india/
- http://mustseeplaces.eu/along-the-indian-coast-by-train/
- http://mustseeplaces.eu/royal-indian-train-rides/
- http://mustseeplaces.eu/travel-high-with-the-mountain-railways-of-india/
- http://mustseeplaces.eu/take-the-tiger-express-and-get-enthralled-by-indias-wilderness/
- http://mustseeplaces.eu/the-desert-circuit-train/
- http://mustseeplaces.eu/step-into-a-spiritual-trip-through-indian-rich-culture-by-train/
