Railway museum

About Railway museum

With one of the longest railway tracks in the world, India has a notable history of trains, steam engines, and their subsequent gradual development. There are several renowned rail museums spread out in the nation and Mysuru surely has a prime one as well. It is a spot exclusively popular among kids from around the nation and therefore a must-visit place in Mysuru which is definitely a part of every Mysuru tour package for families with young kids. One of the initial museums of Indian railways built was the Mysuru museum in the year 1979.

Major Attractions

One of the key attributes of the museum is its renowned toy train. Taking you around the premises, the finely built toy train is a fun and exciting way to take around the huge place. With multiple cabins to sit built in the form of mini-train coaches the train gives tourists a fair look of the museum which majorly consists of ancient engines, steam engines, carts run on engines, inspection coaches, multiple gauges (Broad, narrow, etc.) and a huge range of multiple kinds, shapes and technologies of railway engines spread across the museum premises.

When it comes to young science enthusiasts, they can also get their due quota of the extensive history and techniques behind the workings of the train engines and how they have developed to the present-day modern and compact engines. Railway Museum is among the destinations covered in the tour package that explores Mysore.

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Another interesting portion of the museum houses the various props being used by the Railway department of India ever since its inception which is quite interesting to analyze. Some great Railway artworks can be observed at the walls of the Chamundi Gallery. The photographs of some of the iconic moments in the railway history can be proudly seen as well, like that of the inaugurations of some premium trains or application of new advanced engines. These insights make it one of the top places to visit in Mysuru.

One biggest attraction which was kept for the last was the renowned Pavilion of 1899 called as the famous Sri Ranga Pavilion. It was the unique carriage for the Queen of Mysuru. This gives a clear insight into the lifestyle of rulers then. Altogether it is a two-coached train privately used by the Mysuru King himself. Today it is home to innumerable ancient artifacts like various kinds of antique furniture and distinct modes of communication like telephones kept on display.