[PICS] Not only President Kovind, many former presidents of the country have done rail travel, see these ‘very special photos’. Some Indian President have already traveled by rail see these old pictures

New Delhi: President of India Ram Nath Kovind will reach his birthplace in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh on Friday, let us tell you that this will be the first time in 15 years that a President of the country will travel by rail. He will meet old friends, school classmates and relatives in UP. At the same time, some Presidents have been traveling by train in the country since independence.

President Kovind’s special train will run from Delhi’s Safdarjung railway station on June 25 and will reach Kanpur in the evening. Earlier in 2006, the then President APJ Abdul Kalam had traveled from Delhi to Dehradun by a special train. There he participated in the passing out parade of the Indian Military Academy.

However, this is not the first time that an Indian President will board the President’s saloon. There is an old tradition of the President traveling by rail to connect with people in different parts of the country. Here those former Presidents are being remembered, who have boarded the special train on several occasions in the past.

Here’s a look at the special pictures related to the train journey of former presidents

Dr Rajendra Prasad-

Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India at the saloon, after coming into service. This picture was clicked at Jalandhar Cantonment Railway Station on September 29, 1952, when Prasad arrived in the special train and was received by Mr. Chandulal Trivedi, the then Governor of Punjab Gone.

Retrieved on October 90, 1953, the President was presented at Bombay Central by the then Governor of Bombay, Shri G.S. Bajpayee welcomed.

Prasad was seen arriving from the President’s saloon at Haridwar station on October 12, 1954. Mr. K.M. Munshi, the then Governor of Uttar Pradesh.

On 22 October 1954, as soon as Dr Rajendra Prasad reached Barsoi station in Bihar.

This photograph, which dates back to October 22, 1954, was taken while the President arrived at the Jalpaiguri railway station by a special train.

Dr. S. radhakrishnan

Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishna, the second President of India, also traveled by train in 1967.

This picture was taken during his train journey from New Delhi to Madras (now Chennai).

Sri Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy-

In 1978 Sri Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy was taken to the royal saloon. This picture was taken during a visit to the Hanuman temple in Hindupur at the railway station.

Reddy clicked here during his visit to Goa Junior College.

Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Before Kovind, the last President to use the train service was President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam. In 2003, he laid the foundation stone of a rail coach maintenance facility in Harnaut, the constituency of the then Railway Minister Nitish Kumar. After this Kalam traveled from Harnaut to Patna by special train.

Later, in 2004, Kalam again used the train service to travel from Chandigarh to Delhi.

(Photos Credit: Rashtrapati Bhawan)