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Train covering places linked to Ambedkar and Buddha to run from Feb 14
Updated On: 26 January, 2019 12:50 PM IST | | PTI
The train will cover Chaityabhoomi (Mumbai), Mhow (Indore), Bodhgaya (Gaya), Sarnath (Varanasi), Lumbini (Nautanwa), Kushinagar (Gorakhpur), Deekshabhoomi (Nagpur), all places linked with either Lord Buddha or Ambedkar

Babasaheb Ambedkar
A special tourist train covering prominent places associated with chief architect of the Constitution Dr B R Ambedkar and Gautam Buddha, will embark on its maiden journey on February 14 from Nagpur. The train, 'Samantha Express', will be run by the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC).
"IRCTC is running a special Bharat Darshan Tourist Train Samantha Express in memory of the revered leader, Bharat Ratna Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar on February 14 covering the prominent places associated with his life and that of Lord Buddha," an official statement said.

