Chennai Rail Museum
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 near Perambur.Photo: Lakshmi Kiran, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: rail museum in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Also known as: “Chennai Railway Museum”, “Regional Rail Museum”, and “Tamil Nadu Rail Museum”
- Address: New Avadi Road, 600038
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Integral Coach Factory and Anna Nagar railway station.
Integral Coach Factory
Photo: Saiphani02, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Integral Coach Factory is an Indian state-owned manufacturer of rolling stock, and electrical multiple units. Established in 1955, it is located in Perambur in Chennai and is the largest rail coach manufacturer in the world. Integral Coach Factory is situated 290 metres southwest of Chennai Rail Museum.
Anna Nagar railway station
Railway station
Anna Nagar railway station is one of the two, now defunct, railway stations of the extended southern arm of the Chennai Central–Arakkonam section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network, the other being Padi railway station. Anna Nagar railway station is situated 1 km west of Chennai Rail Museum.
Villivakkam railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rasnaboy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Villivakkam railway station is a railway station on the Chennai Central–Arakkonam section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network a city of Chennai in India. Villivakkam railway station is situated 1 km north of Chennai Rail Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Villivakkam and Anna Nagar.
Villivakkam
Suburb
Villivakkam is a neighbourhood of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is served by the Villivakkam railway station on the Chennai Central–Arakkonam suburban section.
Anna Nagar
Suburb
Photo: Acvasagam, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Anna Nagar, is a neighbourhood in the metropolitan city of Chennai, India. Named after former chief minister of Tamil Nadu C. N. Annadurai, it is located in the north-western part of Chennai and forms a part of the Aminjikarai taluk and the Anna Nagar Zone.
Padi
Suburb
Padi is a locality and neighbourhood in the city of Chennai, India. It was formerly named Thiruvaaipadi and was later shortened to Padi. Sundarar, came to Padi and sang songs in the Tiruvalithayam Tiruvallesvarar Temple.
Chennai Rail Museum
- Categories: railway museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Tiruvottiyur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
13.10043° or 13° 6′ 2″ northLongitude
80.20873° or 80° 12′ 31″ eastOpen location code
7M524625+5FOpenStreetMap ID
node 4691858189OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q7309131
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Tamil—“Chennai Rail Museum” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “চেন্নাই রেল জাদুঘর”
- Kannada: “ಚೆನ್ನೈ ರೈಲು ಮ್ಯೂಸಿಯಂ”
- Tamil: “சென்னை இரயில் அருங்காட்சியகம்”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cauvery Trust Hospital and AGS Cinemas - Villivakkam.
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