Rail Museum in West Bengal, India
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| Established | 2006 (2006) |
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| Location | Howrah, West Bengal, India |
| Coordinates | 22°34′41″N 88°20′24″E / 22.578°N 88.340°E / 22.578; 88.340 |
| Type | Rail heritage |
| Key holdings | Eastern Railway |
| Public transit access | Howrah 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.
The collection includes the "first broad gauge electric locomotive built in India," a WCM-5; a HPS-32 steam locomotive captured during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971; and the Indraprastha, claimed——to be, the oldest remaining Indian Railways shunting locomotive.
References※
- 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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