Bhubaneswar: A unique exhibition on wheels - Science Express Train - highlighting science and technological development will arrive tomorrow at Mancheswar railway station here, the East Coast Railway (ECOR) said today.

The four-day exhibition on the train, modelled by Rashtriya Vigyan Evam Prodyogiki Sanchar Parishad (RVPSP), is to encourage talented youths to understand the excitement of a career in teaching and research in different disciplines of science, a release from ECOR said.

The train, flagged off by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on October 30 last year from Safdarjung Railway Station, will be exhibited at 56 stations in eight months.

The major objectives of this Indo-German joint venture is to nurture curiosity among the youths and rekindle their waning interest in science.

The train, consisting of 13 coaches, two power cars and one staff car, has been developed for students pursuing science at the senior secondary level and those doing research.

Source : PTI