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| Toy Train at station © Ronit Bhattacharjee / Flickr |
You will be well aware of Delhi, the capital of India. It will not be wrong to say that Delhi is not only famous as being the capital of the country, but also a big feature of it is that there are more than one museums here, which give you the distinction of India's heritage. Which you are very difficult to find on this scale in any other city of India. Along with walking here, you will get many new information and a lot of new learning. If you have come to visit Delhi or live here, then take your children to visit these unique museums of the capital once and have a lot of fun.
The National Rail Museum, located in Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, is showcasing the history of railway transport in India. The Indian Railways network ranks fourth among the largest rail networks in the world. Which has been a major mode of transport in India for almost two centuries. Almost all people in the Indian Railways must have enjoyed the journey once. You will be surprised to know that the Indian railway track has a route length of 68,155 km and about 8.5 billion passengers travel during a year. These figures bring the Indian Railways to the fourth position, every day the railway is expanding itself.
Such an impressive Indian railway network, which carries more than 23 million people daily and provides a wide variety of services by the Indian Railways. The National Rail Museum mainly focuses on preserving the historical things of India by giving you a remarkable display of Indian Railway heritage, railway milestones, ancient engines, special exhibits, toy train rides and more. The museum is spread over an area of 11 acres and the museum offers attractions not only for children, but for all ages, and makes for an experience of teaching such a long journey of railway to the tourists!
History of Indian Railway
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| Steam Locomotive at National Rail Museum © Ronit Bhattacharjee / Flickr |
The Indian railway network is the fourth largest rail network in the world, as big as it is, the story of its journey is big and unique. The history of Railways in India before and after independence has been a long history. The first railway proposal in India was made in 1832 for Madras. Indian Railways was run by the British rule in India for the first time for easy transportation of goods. Then the first passenger train operated by Great Indian Peninsula Railway ran between Bori Bunder (Mumbai) and Thane in 1853. Since then, there have been many changes and progress in Indian Railways in India, the railway network has expanded manifold. The first passenger train in Eastern India ran from Hooghly to Kolkata on August 15, 1854, 39 km away. Then in July 1856, the first passenger train in South India ran 97 km between Royapuram-Viyasrapadi to Valajah Road.
Indian Railways expanded from the beginning in the year 1951 for classification in various fields. And today the Indian railway network is divided into 18 different regions. Indian Railways started as three steam locomotives, today more than 50 percent of the rail has been converted to electrification. The expansion of the Indian railway network not only connects it to Indian states and union territories, it has also spread to various countries. For example, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Pakistan are connected by rail. The Indian Railways is expected to have a connectivity route from Myanmar soon.
National Rail Museum Delhi: How and when did it start?
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| Boiler at National Rail Museum © Ronit Bhattacharjee / Flickr |
The National Rail Museum, which exhibits the history of rail transport in India, remains in Chanakyapuri, New Delhi. The National Rail Museum was first proposed in 1962. Its construction began in 1970 and the foundation stone of the museum was laid on 7 October 1971 in Chanakyapuri, New Delhi by the then President of India, V.V. Giri. The railway museum, spread over 11 acres, was inaugurated on 1 February 1977 by Kamalapati Tripathi, Minister of Public Transport, as the Rail Transport Museum.
There is a very interesting historical fact of this National Rail Museum. The National Rail Museum, New Delhi was originally scheduled to be a part of a larger museum that included all traffic routes in India, such as roads, airways, waterways and railway routes. But this could not be possible and it was officially renamed as National Rail Museum in the year 1995.
Since 1853 the expansion of railways in India has been manifold, but you are interested and want to know about the history of rail transport in India. So National Rail Museum is the best place you can go, here you will see the expansion and milestones since the first rail in India. You will get a fun and unique experience in the museum.
The purpose behind the making of the museum has always been that many generations to come and be aware of the country's development story.
Let's know about that special and unique museums in Delhi, in which you must have traveled at some time in your life.
If you would like to travel by train, then you will definitely like the Rail Museum in Delhi. This museum has a glimpse of more than 160 years of history of Indian Railways. There are many models and coaches of rail locomotives, including the model and engine of India's first rail. You can take a tour of the entire railway museum by riding on a toy train here. Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Kapoor's film 'Ki and Ka' was also shot at this rail museum. For photography, this place is quite nice and breathtaking.
Unique exhibits of India’s Rail Heritage
You want to experience the history of Indian Railways, how the railway has developed. In the Rail Museum here you find documents, maps, books, railway artifacts, telecommunication systems, uniforms of the Indian Railways, some old photographs, and a collection of locomotives, along with information plates, belonging to the Indian Railways for more than 160 years.The world's oldest steam locomotive (Fairy Queen) is also displayed here.
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| The Fairy Queen, chief attraction in the National Rail Museum © Santulan Mahanta / Flickr |
And some other rare old Train and locomotives can also be seen here. like -
- Patiala State Monorail Train,
- Morris Fire Engine,
- Saloon of the Prince of Wales,
- Saloon of the Maharaja of Mysore
- Saloon of the Maharaja of Indore
- Electric locomotive Sir Roger lumley
- Steam locomotives,
- MG Diesel SR 203,
- Kalka Shimla railbus,
- Crane Tank, and
- Many more.
Restaurant on Rail
There is also a restaurant inside the museum which is unique in itself, it is a serving train instead of a common restaurant. It wanders among the tourists visiting the museum and serves royal and delicious food. It is a unique and popular attraction for tourists in the museum. It is inspired by the model train of Maharaja of Gwalior.
Rail museum ticket price, location and time: Know the details
Ticket Fee -
Weekend: Rs. 50 / adult (13 years and above), Rs. 10 / child (between 3-12 years old)
Weekends and holidays: / 100 / adult (13 years and over), Child 20 / child (between 3-12 years)
Location -
Chanakyapuri, Near Embassy of Bhutan, New Delhi, Delhi 110021
Timings -
Tuesday to Sunday - 10 am to 5 pm
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