The 'IT Story of India' will be told through the 6 coaches by way of backlit translites, front-lit digitally printed posters, short informational films, etc. To reach out to the common man in as effective manner as possible, the content of the back-lit translites will be made available in regional languages in addition to English, and the language changeover will happen in 10 languages (as and when the train enters such a State). LCD panels will be used to display dynamic content in the form of slideshows across most of the coaches, and in the 6th coach, a special arrangement has been made to showcase brief informational films on IT and e-Governance in an auditorium-type environment and also for interactions with general visitors and visitors from media.

A brief outline of the 6 coaches is that follows will give glimpses that exhibition train offers.

Coach 1 welcomes the visitors and tells the general story of Information Technology, and Information and Communications Technologies. How IT touches us everyday, in almost all apsects of our lives without us even realising this.

Coach 2 walks the audience through the importance of IT for ushering in an era of better governance, of e-Governance, of good governance, with special focus on e-Governance initiatives across the Nation and on the National e-Governance Plan of the Government of India that aims to bring public services closer home in a friendly assisted format. This coach also introduces the Department of Information Technology, and its various arms, manifestations, agencies, and achievements.

Coach 3 focuses on the application of IT in social sectors, especially Health and Education, and on how IT has helped close the gap between such services and citizens in so many ways, such as through telemedicine, videoconferencing, e-learning, etc. It also talks about globalization of the individual through online social networks, and of IT's role in, and facilitation of, citizen empowerment, gender-equity, better avenues of livelihood and better remuneration.

Coach 4 is about IT as an industry and IT in industry, with special focus how IT brings in increased productivity in a cost-effective manner; how IT is helping the World become a global village, bringing everything within easy and instant access, be it the latest news, TV channels from around the World, or the convenience of online shopping and how IT is helping digitise and archive valuable heritage material, and so on.

Coach 5 showcases what can be called the 'face of the National e-Governance Plan' — the Common Services Centers (CSCs). Rural citizens, generally do not have easy access to public services and critical information. Living in remote and distant locations, they are constantly overwhelmed by geographical, cultural, and linguistic barriers. Under the National e-Governance Plan, there is an accentuated emphasis on ICT as a major tool to stimulate social development in the rural areas—by improving access to information, expanding the market base and widening employment opportunities. A network of 1 Lakh Common Services Centers (CSCs) are rapidly coming up across the country that will cover 6 Lakh villages, and provide a range of G2C and B2C services to villagers on 'home ground', reducing the need to travel long distances for government/ public services, and saving them many hassles. Another 1.5 Lakh CSCs have been planned to cover panchayats across the Nation under the Bharat Nirman programme.

Coach 6 has an auditorium where relevant films will be screened, a feedback counter, and a business-centre like enclosure, where visitors can share their thoughts.

The train is being run jointly by the Ministry of Railways (through its Railway Sports Promotion Board, which will manage the Sports part of the exhibition in 5 railway coaches) and Ministry of C&IT (through DIT, which will manage the IT part of the exhibition in 6 railway coaches).