Dharmendra Singh, an ophthalmologist, speaks on his phone as he rests after conducting cataract surgery, on the Lifeline Express, a hospital built inside a seven-coach train, at a railway station in Jalore, India.

A man is administered an IV drip inside the house of an unregistered medical professional in a village in Jalore, India.

Bhawri Devi, 41, rests on the floor of her house after her middle ear surgery on the Lifeline Express. "I was thinking that I had cancer in my brain. I had all kinds of thoughts. I went to the government district hospital, but there was no ENT surgeon. When I went to a private hospital they asked me for 50,000 rupees ($766). I didn't even have 5,000 rupees," said Devi. "I heard about this train a month back. It took me about 12 hours to reach the hospital from my village... I am glad that I will be able to hear my grandchildren's voice... I won't go deaf."

A general ward is seen inside a government Primary Health Centre in a village in Jalore, India.

Doctors perform middle ear surgery inside an operating theatre on the Lifeline Express, a hospital built inside a seven-coach train, at a railway station in Jalore, India.

Patients wait for their dental checkup on the Lifeline Express, a hospital built inside a seven-coach train, at a railway station in Jalore, India.

A woman is administered an IV drip inside a government primary health centre in a village in Jalore, India.

Movan, 77, is helped by her relatives as she gets ready to leave for her cataract surgery on the Lifeline Express, a hospital built inside a seven-coach train, in Jalor, India. "I am never going to forget the name of this train, never in my life," Movan said.

A tailor works at his shop in a village in Jalore, India.

Patients and their relatives wait before the start of a cataract surgery on the Lifeline Express, a hospital built inside a seven-coach train, at a railway station in Jalore, India.

People wait for transport on a hot afternoon outside a village in Jalore India.

Kondal Rao Halewale, 52, watches news on his mobile phone on the Lifeline Express. "I have been working on the train for the last 25 years. I love travelling, going to new places. It's not a job for me as I enjoy it. I miss my family when I am not busy on the train. I am looking forward to meeting them after this project," Halewale said.

A woman leaves a government primary health centre in a village in Jalore, India.

A passenger stands in the door of a train in Jalore, India.

Volunteers from the National Cadet Corps wait to guide patients on the Lifeline Express, a hospital built inside a seven-coach train, in Jalore, India.

The Lifeline Express, a hospital built inside a seven-coach train, is seen parked at a railway station in Jalore, India.

Image used for illustrative purpose. Patients with their eyes bandaged leave an operation theatre after their cataract surgery, on the Lifeline Express, a hospital built inside a seven-coach train, at a railway station in Jalore, India.

A pharmacist sits behind a medicine distribution counter inside a government Primary Health Centre in a village in Jalore, India.

A patient walks past the Lifeline Express, a hospital built inside a seven-coach train, parked at a railway station in Jalore, India. Reuters/Danish Siddiqui

Auto-rickshaws carrying passengers leave a railway station in Jalore, India.

A man milks goats in a village in Jalore, India.

Bhawri Devi (L), 41, watches as her husband and son push an auto-rickshaw which got stuck in the sand on the way home, in a village in Jalore. "I was thinking that I had cancer in my brain. I had all kinds of thoughts. I went to the government district hospital, but there was no ENT surgeon. When I went to a private hospital they asked me for 50,000 rupees ($766). I didn't even have 5,000 rupees," said Devi. "I heard about this train a month back. It took me about 12 hours to reach the hospital from my village... I am glad that I will be able to hear my grandchildren's voice... I won't go deaf."

A television screen is seen in the staff resting area on the Lifeline Express, a hospital built inside a seven-coach train, at a railway station in Jalore, India.

An auxiliary nurse midwife (ANM) stands outside a government sub health centre in a village in Jalore, India.

Doctors perform middle ear surgery inside an operating theatre on the Lifeline Express, a hospital built inside a seven-coach train, at a railway station in Jalore, India.

Patients rest inside a recovery room after their middle ear surgery on the Lifeline Express, a hospital built inside a seven-coach train, at a railway station in Jalore, India.

Employees eat their lunch during a break on the Lifeline Express, a hospital built inside a seven-coach train, at a railway station in Jalore, India.

Bhawri Devi, 41, travels home on a train after her middle ear surgery on the Lifeline Express. "I was thinking that I had cancer in my brain. I had all kinds of thoughts. I went to the government district hospital, but there was no ENT surgeon. When I went to a private hospital they asked me for 50,000 rupees ($766). I didn't even have 5,000 rupees," said Devi. "I heard about this train a month back. It took me about 12 hours to reach the hospital from my village... I am glad that I will be able to hear my grandchildren's voice... I won't go deaf."

Patients register to be screened for cataract surgery by doctors from the Lifeline Express, a hospital built inside a seven-coach train, at a hospital in Jalore, India.

Auto-rickshaws carrying passengers leave a railway station in Jalore, India.

Patients cover their eyes as they wait before their cataract surgery on the Lifeline Express, a hospital built inside a seven-coach train, at a railway station in Jalore, India. The Lifeline Express, a seven-coach train converted into a rolling hospital has crisscrossed India for 27 years to treat people living in areas with scarce healthcare.

A government sub health centre is seen in a village in Jalore, India

Movan, 77, is helped by a nurse after her cataract surgery on the Lifeline Express. "I am never going to forget the name of this train, never in my life," Movan said.