Rail Museum, Howrah Explained

Kolkata Rail Museum, Howrah
Location:Howrah, West Bengal, India
Type:Rail heritage
Key Holdings:Eastern Railway

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.

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