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Mysuru Rail Museum Selfie Contest Winners
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Mysuru Rail Museum Selfie Contest Winners

October 24, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: The renovated Mysuru Rail Museum was made open to public in mid-March. Since then the museum has received applauds from visitors, rail fans and from all forums. The refurbished Museum has new state-of-the-art technology like Virtual tour which was inaugurated by MP Pratap Simha on Sept.2, 2020.  To increase the wider coverage of Museum…

Rail Museum illuminated for Dasara festivities
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Rail Museum illuminated for Dasara festivities

October 16, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: The Rail Museum located on KRS Road will be illuminated with LED lights during the 10-day Dasara festivities from Oct. 17 to 26.  The working hours of the museum (10 am to 6 pm on normal days) is extended by two hours, that is up to 8 pm. All the outdoor exhibits like vintage…

Rail Museum visiting hours to be extended during Dasara
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Rail Museum visiting hours to be extended during Dasara

October 13, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: The Rail Museum, located on KRS Road, opposite CFTRI Main Gate, will be specially illuminated during Dasara festival this year.  The timing of the Museum, which is normally open for public between 10 am and 6 pm, will be extended by two hours to facilitate visitors during the Dasara festivities — Oct. 17 to…

Take a virtual tour of Rail Museum
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Take a virtual tour of Rail Museum

September 3, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru Division of South Western Railway (SWR) has joined the bandwagon to enable potential tourists and rail aficionados to explore the exhibits online. The virtual tour of the Mysuru Rail Museum, commissioned yesterday, provides an interactive experience of the facility with voice-over that provides the visitor a detailed walk through  the exhibits. Dedicated by…

Rail Museum holds drawing contest
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Rail Museum holds drawing contest

August 16, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: Over 50 children participated in the I-Day drawing competition organised by Mysuru Rail Museum at its premises in city yesterday. Children in the age group of 5-10 years took part. The theme was ‘Trains and train journey’ or any inspiration from the Museum.  DRM Aparna Garg, who was the chief guest, distributed prizes and…

Drawing competition for children on I-Day at Rail Museum
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Drawing competition for children on I-Day at Rail Museum

August 11, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: Coinciding with the Independence Day celebrations, Mysuru Rail Museum will be organising an open drawing competition for children in the age group of 5-10 years on Aug. 15 in the Museum premises.  Entries may be submitted to P. Vijayakumar, Sr.Section Engineer on Mob: 9731667411 or 9739366668 by 5 pm on Aug. 14. All participants…

Visitors throng revamped Mysuru Rail Museum
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Visitors throng revamped Mysuru Rail Museum

June 14, 2020

By Rajkumar Bhavasar Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru Rail Museum is witnessing large number of visitors since it was opened to general public on June 8, 2020. The renovated and revamped museum had closed its doors to visitors following imposition of lockdown on Mar. 24 after it was inaugurated on Mar. 14. Now, after 70 days, visitors are…

Newly-renovated Mysuru Rail Museum opens
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Newly-renovated Mysuru Rail Museum opens

March 14, 2020

Visitors’ entry from tomorrow; Rail Coach Cafe, an added attraction Mysore/Mysuru: Depicting the rich history and the progress of the 150-year-old Indian Railways, the ‘Mysuru Rail Museum’ set up in 1979,  which was closed for a while for renovations and refurbishment, was inaugurated this morning at 10.30 am. As a mark of respect, South Western…

Where everything is on track
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Where everything is on track

December 22, 2019

Refurbished Mysuru Rail Museum likely to reopen on Dec. 30 By Rajkumar Bhavasar The rhythm of steam locomotive conjuring up images of belching smoke and shifting tracks will come alive at the Mysuru Rail Museum, which is being renovated and refurbished.  Mysuru has always enchanted tourists and visitors with its magnificent Palaces, beautiful gardens and…

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