  Location in Chennai | |
Former name | Regional Rail Museum, Chennai |
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| Established | 2002 |
| Location | Perambur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 038, India |
| Coordinates | 13°06′02″N 80°12′26″E / 13.1006076°N 80.2071805°E |
| Type | Rail museum |
| Visitors | 7,500 per month |
| Public transit access | Villivakkam railway station, Anna Nagar Tower Park metro station, ICF Bus Stand |
| Website | Official site |
The Chennai Rail Museum is a railway museum in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The museum opened on 16 April 2002 in the Furnishing Division of the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) near Perambur. The 6.25-acre (2.53 ha) museum has technical and heritage exhibits, with a sizable collection of steam engines from the British Raj. It also has vintage coaches (such as Ooty trains), which were endemic on Indian railways. Most of the older models were manufactured by the North British Locomotive Company,[1] with some trains in the collection dating back more than a century.[2] Toy-train rides are available. There are 3 air-conditioned Indoor Galleries (ICF Gallery, Rail History Gallery, Art Gallery, 2 Other Non-airconditioned Galleries, a 90-seater air-conditioned Dolby Digital Movie Theatre (Railway and Railway Heritage Films), Natyarangam, Amphitheatre, a Number of Metal Sculptures made from scrap, 3D MURAL at the entrance, Cartoon Hero Characters better viewed from the Joyous Toy Train Ride, Rail Coach Restaurant, Eco Green Park, Lust Green vegetation, etc., The museum is managed and maintained by the ICF.
- ^ "Meter gauge Diesel locomotive, Western Railway". Regional Railway Museum. Archived from the original on 18 December 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ^ Janardhanan, Arun (20 April 2012). "Here, past comes chugging to you". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2012.