IN PICS: President Kovind embarks on train journey to visit birthplace in UP

President Ram Nath Kovind boards a special train for Kanpur from Safdarjung railway station in New Delhi.

This is the first time that Kovind will visit his birthplace after becoming the president.

The last time a president travelled by train was in 2006 when A P J Abdul Kalam travelled from Delhi to Dehradun to attend the passing-out parade of the Indian Military Academy (IMA) cadets.

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal can also be seen in pictures tweeted by the Rashtrapati Bhavan of the president boarding the train.