The Railway Heritage Centre is a railway museum–cum–heritage centre for rail exhibits at Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India.
இரயில்வே பாரம்பரிய மையம் | |
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| Established | 18 February 2014 |
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| Location | Near Rail Kalyana Mandapam (Community Hall) Tiruchirappalli Junction, Tiruchirappalli. PIN - 620 001 |
| Coordinates | 10°47′48″N 78°41′09″E / 10.7967°N 78.6858°E |
| Type | Heritage centre |
| Accreditation | Ministry of Culture (India) |
| Director | Divisional Railway Manager, Tiruchirappalli railway division |
| Owner | Southern Railway zone, Chennai |
| Public transit access | Central Bus Stand  Tiruchirappalli Junction  |
| Nearest car park | On site |
Overview
editThe museum was set up with initial funding of ₹1 crore (US$120,000) in order to preserve old artifacts and photographs, rare documents and equipment for posterity. In addition, it also provides interesting historic developments of the South Indian Railway Company and its timeline. In early 2013, the construction of the museum began at an area of 9,500 square feet (880 m2),[1] adjacent to the Rail Kalyana Mandapam (Community Hall), near Tiruchirappalli Junction,[2] and was formally inaugurated on 18 February 2014 at a final cost of ₹1.5 crore (US$180,000).[3]
Exhibits
editThe museum which is a part of the erstwhile South Indian Railway’s sesquicentennial celebrations, and has both indoor and outdoor exhibits. Some of the indoor exhibits include old documents and digital archives (rare photographs, maps, gazettes, railway manuals and books used during the British Raj) and epoch artifacts (old lamps used at stations made up of "China glass", clocks, bells, staff badges, etc.).[1] The outdoor exhibits include a couple of vintage locomotive engines and a functional toy train.[4]
Recreation
editThere are toy trains for the children, shady alcoves as well as local eateries.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b R. Rajaram (4 March 2013). "Rail museum to chug down memory lane". The Hindu. Tiruchi. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ^ "Location of Railway Heritage Centre, Tiruchirappalli" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Tiruchi Rail museum to receive visitors from April". The Hindu. Tiruchi. 19 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ^ Nahla, Nainar (26 July 2013). "Keeping track of railway history". The Hindu. Tiruchi. Retrieved 20 February 2014.