Earns a revenue of Rs.13,16,222, the highest in 41-year history of Museum Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Rail Museum has earned the distinction of being one of the most-visited tourist places in Mysuru during Dasara festivities-2021 with a cumulative footfall of 28,733 in the period from Oct.7 to 24, generating a revenue of Rs.13,16,222, the highest so…
Rail Museum illumination to continue till Oct. 24
October 16, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Keeping in mind the sentiments of a large number of tourists visiting Mysuru post-Dasara, the Railway Administration has decided to keep the extended working hours of Rail Museum with illumination for another nine days from today (Oct. 16), up to Oct. 24. The Rail Museum will be open from 10 am to 8 pm….
Mysuru Rail Museum illuminated for Dasara
October 5, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: In view of public demand, South Western Railway (SWR) has extended the working hours of the Mysuru Rail Museum upto 8 pm during Dasara festivities from Oct. 7 to Oct.15 along with illumination of the Rail Museum premises. All the outdoor exhibits like vintage steam locomotives, coaches, inspection carriages, goods wagons, crane, toy train…
Railways permit still photography and photo shoot of special events in Mysuru Rail Museum
August 21, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: After the re-opening of the redeveloped Mysuru Rail Museum to public from March 2020 onwards, there has been a persistent demand for permission for still photography in the Museum premises by using digital cameras. Both rail enthusiasts and general public had suggested that it would indeed be a wonderful opportunity to capture some beautiful…
Century-old platform weighing scale adorns Mysuru Rail Museum
July 22, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Taking advantage of the second lockdown inducing the closure of the Museum to public for over two months, the Mysuru Rail Museum has added several new artefacts and features to its collection, including the over a century-old 250 kg-capacity (7 mounds) mechanical weighing machine. This machine was manufactured in the year 1907 by W…
Mysuru Rail Museum to reopen from tomorrow
July 6, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Rail Museum will be open to public from tomorrow (July 7) consequent on easing of lockdown restrictions in city. Rahul Agarwal, Divisional Railway Manager (DRM), South Western Railway (SWR), Mysuru Division, has urged the Rail Museum visitors to adopt a Covid Appropriate Behaviour during their time in the Museum premises. He has…
‘Record your experiences in a diary or video, become part of the narrative of Rail Museum’
May 19, 2021International Day of Museums-2021 Theme: “The Future of Museums: Recover and Reimagine” Mysore/Mysuru: The devastating second wave of Covid-19 pandemic and the resultant lockdowns have compelled Mysuru Division of South Western Railways (SWR) to close both its Mysuru Rail Museum at Mysuru city as well as the Malgudi Museum at Arasalu in Shivamogga District for…
SOM IMPACT: Railways Scrap move to shift vintage steam loco from Mysuru
March 20, 2021Mysuru: The South Western Railway (SWR) has shelved plans to shift the vintage steam locomotive from Mysuru Rail Museum to Hubballi to be displayed in front of the SWR Zonal Office. Star of Mysore had published a report on front page yesterday under the title “Sly Move! Railways quietly moving Royal Vintage Locomotives from Mysuru…
Sly Move!
March 19, 2021Railways quietly moving Royal Vintage Locomotives from Mysuru Rail Museum to other Railway Offices & Museum An insult to Mysore Maharajas and Heritage: MP Pratap Simha Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Rail Museum that is adding a new heritage site of historical value to Mysuru city is set to lose a vintage steam locomotive as plans are…
New attractions beckon visitors to Mysuru Rail Museum
December 26, 2020Life-size figurines of RPF Member and Sahayak (Porter) unveiled today Mysore/Mysuru: The South Western Railway (SWR), Mysuru Division, which had installed a life-size sculpture of the celebrated cartoon character ‘Common Man’ created and immortalised by the illustrious cartoonist R.K. Laxman in the precincts of the renovated Rail Museum recently, has added two more new attractions….
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