Indian Railways to launch 'Digital Museums' at 22 oldest and important stations with 11 in UP
05 Feb 2022 15:01:39
New Delhi, February 5: In a first, the Indian Railways has started developing ‘Digital Museums’, to showcase India's rich heritages under a comprehensive policy framed to promote the concept of Digital Museums across the country on Indian Railways.
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, replying to a query of a Lok Sabha MP confirmed that the railways has a policy to develop the digital museums at important railway stations of the country instead of setting up any new regional rail museums. He said, "At present, there is no proposal to set up new regional rail museums in the country. But, the current policy is to develop only digital museum at important railway stations subject to justification and feasibility on case to case basis."
Meanwhile, official sources of the railway said that 22 digital museums are initially planned to be set up at different big and oldest railway stations.
A railway official stated, “Aim behind setting up the digital museum is to inform people about the rich heritage of Indian Railway through video-clippies at the entrance of concerned on a big LED Screen through the multimedia system."
The video clips, prepared on the oldest rail lines, historical oldest railway bridges, the first, the biggest, the largest and oldest railways stations, heritages trains, the heritage locomotives, rare pictures, etc. would be exhibited at all digital museums.
The digital museums on Indian Railways are planned to be set up at 22 oldest and most important railway stations in India, including 11 in Uttar Pradesh. A dry-test of concept was recently done at Jaipur, Katihar, Agra Cantonment and Erode railway stations.
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, replying to a query of a Lok Sabha MP confirmed that the railways has a policy to develop the digital museums at important railway stations of the country instead of setting up any new regional rail museums. He said, "At present, there is no proposal to set up new regional rail museums in the country. But, the current policy is to develop only digital museum at important railway stations subject to justification and feasibility on case to case basis."
Meanwhile, official sources of the railway said that 22 digital museums are initially planned to be set up at different big and oldest railway stations.
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In UP, the railways has decided to set up the digital museums at Lucknow junction, Prayagraj, Etawaha, Vrindavan, Varanasi, Kanpur Central, Agra Cant, Gorakhpur, Rae Bareli Junction, Allahabad Chheoki and the Mathura Junction.
A railway official stated, “Aim behind setting up the digital museum is to inform people about the rich heritage of Indian Railway through video-clippies at the entrance of concerned on a big LED Screen through the multimedia system."
The video clips, prepared on the oldest rail lines, historical oldest railway bridges, the first, the biggest, the largest and oldest railways stations, heritages trains, the heritage locomotives, rare pictures, etc. would be exhibited at all digital museums.