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Railway Heritage Centre, Tiruchirappalli

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celebrations, and has both indoor and outdoor exhibits. Some of the indoor exhibits include old documents and digital archives (rare photographs, maps,
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and its timeline. In early 2013, the construction of the museum began at an area of 9,500
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The museum which is a part of the erstwhile South Indian Railway’s
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Tiruchirappalli Junction
Tiruchirappalli
PIN
Coordinates
10°47′48″N 78°41′09″E / 10.7967°N 78.6858°E / 10.7967; 78.6858
Heritage centre
Ministry of Culture (India)
Tiruchirappalli railway division
Southern Railway zone
Chennai
Central Bus Stand
Bus interchange
Tiruchirappalli Junction
railway museum
heritage centre
Tiruchirappalli
Tamil Nadu
India
initial funding
South Indian Railway Company
square feet
Tiruchirappalli Junction
sesquicentennial
gazettes
British Raj
China glass
locomotive engines
toy train
alcoves
National Rail Museum, New Delhi

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