May 15, 2023, 04:56 PM IST

Top 10 Rail Museums in India

Bhawna Gupta

Images: Official websites

Bhawna Gupta

National Rail Museum, Delhi

The oldest rail museum in India - National Rail Museum - was inaugurated on February 1, 1977, and is open every day except on Mondays and national holidays.

Railway Museum, Mysore

Mysore railway museum was started in 1979. It remains closed every Tuesday.

Joshi's Museum of Miniature Railway, Pune

The museum houses a small city, rails, a circus, a swimming pool, and tiny cars. It remains open all seven days of the week.

Chennai Rail Museum, Chennai

It was established on April 16, 2002, and remains closed on every Monday and on national holidays.

Railway Heritage Centre, Tiruchirappalli

Railway Heritage Centre was officially inaugurated on 18 February, 2014.

CSMT Railway Heritage Museum, Mumbai

Established in 2012, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) Railway Heritage Museum remains open from Monday to Friday.

Ghum Railway Museum, Darjeeling

Situated in premises of Ghum station — which is the highest railway station in India. The museum is one of the three museums on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railways route. It remains open on all seven days.

Howrah Rail Museum, Kolkata

Howrah Rail Museum was established in 2006. The museum remains closed on Mondays.

Kanpur Sangrahalaya Railway Museum, Kanpur

Started in 1999 at Phool Bagh Ground at the intersection of Mall Road and Kanpur-Lucknow Road, this museum remains shut on Mondays.

Cooch Behar Railway Museum, West Bengal

Cooch Behar Railway Museum is modelled on the famous Madan Mohan Temple. It remains closed on Tuesdays.