New Delhi, Sep 14 - Indian Railways will launch a special train to promote the Commonwealth Games 2010, Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee said here Monday.

The ministry of railways will join hands with the ministries of communication and IT and youth affairs and sports to launch the train, which will travel across the country to 'glorify' the Games and promote sportsmanship among the youth, Banerjee told reporters.

'We will start a train which will be dedicated purely to glorifying the Commonwealth Games and to promote sportsmanship in the country,' she said, adding: 'The train will start in November this year and travel to each and every state during the next 12 months.'

The Games will be held in India in October 2010.

'The purpose of the train will be not only to promote sports and Commonwealth Games, but also to spread IT education and hold exhibitions across the country,' the minister said.