Mysore Junction railway station

Mysore Junction railway station (ಮೈಸೂರು ರೈಲು ಜಂಕ್ಷನ್)
Indian Railway Station
Junction station
Location Mysore, Mysore District, Karnataka
 India
Coordinates 12°18′59″N 76°38′43″E / 12.3163°N 76.6454°E / 12.3163; 76.6454Coordinates: 12°18′59″N 76°38′43″E / 12.3163°N 76.6454°E / 12.3163; 76.6454
Elevation 760m
Line(s) Mysore-Bangalore railway line
Platforms 6
Construction
Structure type Standard (on ground station)
Parking Yes
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code MYS
Zone(s) South Western Railway
Division(s) Mysore railway division
History
Opened 1870
Electrified Under Construction

Mysore (Mysuru) railway station is a station on Mysore-Bangalore railway line serving the city of Mysore, Karnataka, India. Previously Mysore was connected to Bangalore by a meter-gauge line, which has now been converted to double line broad gauge.

Railway museum

Close to the railway station is a museum which has exhibits of vintage locomotives. It was established in 1979 by the Indian Railways, and the second such museum after the one in Delhi. One of the exhibits is the Maharani Saloon Carriage, with a kitchen and royal toilet, dating back to 1899, belonging to the Mysore Royal family. Wooden doors and pillars of the old Srirangapatna Railway Station are also on display. Other exhibits include a 1925 Austin rail motor car, 1900 built WG Bagnall 1625, a Surrey Iron Railway (SIR) Class E 37244 4-4-4T Locomotive built in 1920 by the North British Locomotive Co, a Southern Railway Class TS/1 37338 2-6-2T built by WG Bagnall for the Mysore Railways in 1932, etc.[1]

See also

Mysore Railway Station
The main building of the Mysore railway station 
Entrance to the Mysore railway station 
Irwin road on which Mysore railway station is located 

References

  1. Rao, Bindu Gopal (26 August 2014). "Reliving journeys of a bygone era" (Bangalore). Deccan Herald. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
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