The Lifeline Express was inaugurated at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) by the Central Railway (CR) for its latest project, which involves providing medical treatment to poor patients.
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The Lifeline Express is also known as "Hospital on Wheels".
The Indian Railways, in partnership with Impact India Foundation, had launched the Lifeline Express - the worlds first hospital on wheels - in 1991 from CSMT to provide free of cost medical care to the poor living in remote corners of the country.
The seven coaches of the Lifeline Express have advanced operation theatres, a pathology lab, a mammography unit, a gynaecology examination room, a dental unit, a pharmacy, consultation cubicles and X-Ray unit, among others.
Till now, The Lifeline Express has travelled across 19 states, covering 201 rural locations in 138 districts providing medical treatment to 12.32 lakh patients.
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