Rail Museum, Howrah

The Kolkata Rail Museum, Howrah was established in 2006 to display the history and heritage of railways in the eastern part of India with special focus on Howrah railway station.^[2]

Kolkata Rail Museum, Howrah

Established	2006 (2006)
Location	Howrah, West Bengal, India
Coordinates	22.578°N 88.340°E / 22.578; 88.340
Type	Rail heritage
Key holdings	Eastern Railway[1]
Public transit access	Howrah railway station

The collection includes the first broad gauge electric locomotive built in India, a WCM-5; steam locomotive HPS-32 captured during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971; and the Indraprastha, claimed to be the oldest remaining Indian Railways shunting locomotive.^[1]

Steam locomotive in semi-covered shed at museum