National Rail Museum
The National Rail Museum in Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, displays exhibits on the history of rail transport in India. The museum was inaugurated on 1 February 1977.Photo: Quoique, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: rail museum in Chanakyapuri, New Delhi
- Also known as: “National Rail Museum of India” and “National Rail Museum, New Delhi”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Delhi Safdarjung railway station and Maitreyi College.
Delhi Safdarjung railway station
Railway station
Photo: Kishlay RF, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Delhi Safdarjung railway station is a small railway station in Safdarjung which is a residential and commercial neighborhood of the South Delhi district of Delhi. Delhi Safdarjung railway station is situated 570 metres southeast of National Rail Museum.
Maitreyi College
College
Maitreyi College is a women's college in the South Campus of the University of Delhi, located in Bapu Dham, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi-110021, India. It was established in July 1967 and named after the Vedic sage Maitreyi. Maitreyi College is situated 1 km northwest of National Rail Museum.
Sanskriti School
School
Sanskriti School is a private, co-educational day school located on Dr. S. Radhakrishnan Marg in the diplomatic enclave of Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, India. Sanskriti School is situated 580 metres northwest of National Rail Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Moti Bagh and Chanakyapuri.
Moti Bagh
Suburb
Moti Bagh, a residential locality in South Delhi, was developed in 1950s to house Government employees. This locality, with many trees and parks, is divided into South Moti Bagh and North Moti Bagh.
Chanakyapuri
Suburb
Chanakyapuri is a neighbourhood and diplomatic enclave established in the 1950s in New Delhi, India. It is also a sub-division of the New Delhi district and plays host to the majority of foreign embassies in New Delhi.
Sarojini Nagar
Suburb
Sarojini Nagar is a neighbourhood and a large market in South West Delhi district of Delhi, India.
National Rail Museum
- Categories: national museum, railway museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Vasant Vihar, New Delhi, Delhi, Plains, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
28.58505° or 28° 35′ 6″ northLongitude
77.18132° or 77° 10′ 53″ eastElevation
234 metres (768 feet)Open location code
7JWVH5PJ+2GOpenStreetMap ID
way 44351917OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Urdu—“National Rail Museum” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “জাতীয় রেল জাদুঘর, নয়াদিল্লি”
- Czech: “Národní železniční muzeum v Novém Dillí”
- Egyptian Arabic: “متحف السكك الحديديه الوطنيه”
- French: “India National Rail Museum”
- German: “National Rail Museum of India”
- Hindi: “राष्ट्रीय रेल संग्रहालय, नई दिल्ली”
- Hindi: “राष्ट्रीय रेल संग्रहालय”
- Hindi: “रेल परिवहन संग्रहालय”
- Italian: “Museo ferroviario nazionale”
- Italian: “Museo nazionale ferroviario”
- Japanese: “国立鉄道博物館”
- Korean: “국립철도박물관”
- Korean: “인도 국립 철도박물관”
- Russian: “Национальный железнодорожный музей (Нью-Дели)”
- Russian: “Национальный железнодорожный музей”
- Tamil: “தேசிய தொடர்வண்டி அருங்காட்சியகம், புது டில்லி”
- Urdu: “نیشنل ریل میوزیم ، نئی دہلی”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as North Moti Bāgh and Ministry of external affairs residential complex.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Rail cafeteria and Souvenir Shop.
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