Rail Museum, Howrah

Kolkata Rail Museum, Howrah
Established2006 (2006)
LocationHowrah, West Bengal, India
Coordinates22°34′41″N 88°20′24″E / 22.578°N 88.340°E / 22.578; 88.340
TypeRail heritage
Key holdingsEastern Railway[1]
Public transit accessHowrah railway station

The Kolkata Rail Museum, Howrah was established in 2006 to display the history and heritage of railways in the eastern part of India with special focus on Howrah railway station.[2]

The collection includes the first broad gauge electric locomotive built in India, a WCM-5; steam locomotive HPS-32 captured during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971; and the Indraprastha, claimed to be the oldest remaining Indian Railways shunting locomotive.[1]

Steam locomotive in semi-covered shed at museum

References

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  1. ^ a b Gangopadhyay (2018).
  2. ^ Sahapedia (2019).
  • Sahapedia (2019). "Kolkata Rail Museum". Museums of India. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  • Gangopadhyay, Uttara (24 November 2018). "Go Railfanning At This Little Known Museum In Howrah". Outlook India. Retrieved 16 June 2020.


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