Rail Museum in INDIA

The National Rail Museum located in, Chanakyapuri ,New Delhi. Displays, Exhibits on the history of rail transport in India. The museum was inaugurated on 1 February 1977, and Land over 10 acres. In addition to its vast galleries, the museum features simulations of coaches, diesel, electric and steam engines.

The National Rail Museum was first proposed in 1962, under the advise- ment of rail enthusiast Michael Graham Satow. Construction began in 1970 and on 7 October 1971 the foun- dation stone was laid at the museum’s present site in Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, by the President of India V.V. Giri. The museum was inaugurated as the Rail Transport Museum in 1977 by the public transportation Minister Kamalapati Tripathi ,and in 1995 It was officially renamed as the National Rail Museum.

National Rail Museum is remained open between Tuesday to Sunday except Monday and National Holidays, from 10:00 AM To 17:00 PM (Entry will be closed after 04:30). National Rail Museum
Chandra Gupta Marg, Chanakyapuri,
Beside Bhutan Embassy,
New Delhi, 110021

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Howrah Rail Museum

Rail Museum is one of the must visit destination for Rail Enthusiast and Rail Lovers. After National Rail Museum New Delhi, The second most Popular Rail Museum is Howrah Rail Museum, The Rail Museum at Howrah high lights the History and Heritage of the Railways in the eastern part of the Country, with special focus on the History of Howrah station, the second largest and one of the most busiest railway stations in the country, and the railways in Eastern India in general. Also displays the pictorial histories of ECR,SER,NFR and the Metro Rail of Kolkata. And a few draw -ings, documents, Old steam locos 🚂, carriages, salon cars & trains .It also have a locomotive of East Pakistan Railway. During Indo – Pak war in 1971 the Pakistani Army made its way into Indian territory by the Engine and was captured by the Indian Army.

The Museum Remains Open on 10:30 AM to 5:30 PM All the Day and Remain Closed on Thursday.

Mysore Rail Museum

MYSORE RAIL MUSEUM – 1979 The First Regional Museum In India and The Second Rail Museum after National Rail Museum,New Delhi.
In India, steam locomotives are disappeared from service after the Advancement and Upgradation of Locomotives. As india is Full of architectural and cultural heritage, it is our responsibility to preserve at least a few relicts from the era of steam transportation Mysuru Rail Museum was established.(Official)

The steam engine was the first prime mover of the Railways, which made mass transportation possible. It is gradually yielded place to other forms of locomotion.The Mysore Museum was an initiative by P. M. Joseph(DRM) Southern Railway, Mysore in August 1980.

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