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Rail Museum, Howrah

Coordinates:22°34′41″N88°20′24″E / 22.578°N 88.340°E /22.578; 88.340
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Rail Museum in West Bengal, India

Kolkata Rail Museum, Howrah
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Established2006 (2006)
LocationHowrah, West Bengal, India
Coordinates22°34′41″N88°20′24″E / 22.578°N 88.340°E /22.578; 88.340
TypeRail heritage
Key holdingsEastern Railway[1]
Public transit accessHowrah railway station

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

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

Steam locomotive in semi-covered shed at museum

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  1. ^abGangopadhyay (2018).
  2. ^Sahapedia (2019).


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