The authorities AP State AIDS Control Society (APSACS) and Hyderabad district Medical and Health Department, who hosted Red Ribbon Express (RRE), are gearing up at the Secunderabad station, to welcome the crowds.

RRE is a union government initiative in association with the Indian railways, to create awareness on HIV and AIDS.

RRE spreading awareness on HIV/AIDS across the country will be in the city for two days and the timing of the exhibition is 10 am-6 pm.  The prestigious train chugged into the station from Guntakal in the early hours of the day. The train has exhibition coaches with awareness games on touch screens, short videos creating awareness on general health programmes and youth.

The third edition of the RRE entered the State on Thursday on18-day tour. The train has already chugged into two districts and shall move from here to Adilabad. Then later to four more districts, while leaving the state on 17th of this month.

RRE has 10 coaches- seven AC exhibition coaches, one AC III tier coach for staff and two Power Cars. Entry to the exhibition is free of cost.

RRE began its Journey from Delhi Safdarjung Station on January 12, 2012 and will run up to January 10, 2013.

According to a press release issued earlier by AP State AIDS Control Society, ` the train, on a mission to create awareness among the people on HIV AIDS and National Rural Health Mission, with a special focus on youth, is scheduled to have nine two-day halts.’ (With Inputs from Internet- Aarkay)