Established | 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 |
Type | Rail heritage |
Key holdings | Eastern Railway[1] |
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.[2]
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.[1]