Delhi Common Wealth Games 2010 Lucknow prepared to welcome Queen’s Baton Relay

Wajiha Shah

Tags : sports, lucknow

Posted: Fri Jul 09 2010, 03:47 hrs

Lucknow:

‘Commonwealth Express’ arrived at Lucknow on Thursday.

Heralding the arrival of the Queen’s Baton, the ‘Commonwealth Express’ chugged into Charbagh Railway Station on Thursday, in all its lush green splendour. The stage was thus set for the Queen’s Baton Relay which arrives in the state capital at 4.15 am (at Itaunja) on Friday.

The Commonwealth Express— a special train to promote the Commonwealth Games to be organised in Delhi from October 3 to 14—will be open to public from 10.00 am on Friday on platform no. 8. Kirti Mishra, divisional sports secretary, Northern Railway, informed that the exhibition train will be open to public from 10.00 am to 8.00 pm on July 9 and 10, before leaving Lucknow for Allahabad.

Since the Commonwealth Games 2010 have been announced as ‘green games’, the colour for the train is just the right hue. The coaches of the train have information pertaining to Commonwealth Games and sports and also on information technology. Each coach announces the fast approaching Commonwealth Games in bold letters. On the front of the coaches, there are figures of athletes participating in different sports and the developments made in the field of information technology. To look after the security aspect of the train, GRP, RPF and PAC personnel have been deployed near the train.