Mumbai, July 16 (ANI): Lifeline Express, the world’s first hospital on a train, celebrated its 25 years of serving the poor masses of rural India on Saturday.The train is also known as the Magic Train of India. Stationed at Mumbai on the completion of 25 years, the train has till date covered 173 projects in 18 states and also covered two lakh kilometres of distance. The new Lifeline Express, given by the Indian Railways in 2007, has five coaches. The train, which is the flagship of Impact India Foundation, in partnership with the Indian Railways, has medically served more than 10,00,000 poor in rural India, restoring sight, movement, hearing and correction of cleft lips with dental and neurological treatment and more, completely free of cost. The train has the distinction of being the first ever hospital-on-rails in the world.
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